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In May, manufacturing production increased by 0.5%

Industrial Production Indices – May 2010

In May 2010, the manufacturing production increased by 0.5% in volume. It had increased by 0.3% in April (+0.4% initially announced). In the industry, the production increased also in May (+1.7% after -0.5%).

In the last three months (quarter-on-quarter change), the production rose in the manufacturing sector (+2.4%) as well as in the industry as a whole (+2.2%).

In the last three months, the manufacturing production increased by 2.4%…

During the quarter, the production was boosted by the “other manufacturing” (+1.0% q-o-q), the electrical, electronic equipment and machine equipment (+3.4%) and the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+15.7%). It slightly decreased in the manufacture of transport equipment (-0.6%, quarter-on-quarter change).

…and exceeded the last year level by 8.2%

The manufacturing production rose by 8.2% (y-o-y). However, it still remains under the level reached before the crisis.

It soared in the “other manufacturing” (+9.7%) and in the manufacture of transport equipment (+18.4%). It also increased in the electrical and electronic equipment and machine equipment (+3.4%).

Please note: all the data are adjusted for seasonal variations (SA) and the number of days worked (WDA).

Industrial production index

Industrial production index
Industrial Production Indexes by activity (NA)
2005 based, SA-WDA changes in %
(1) Last three months / three same months of previous year
The codes correspond to the level of aggregation A 10 (A 17) of the "NA" aggregate classification based on NAF rev.2.
Sources : Insee, SSP, SOeS
May / April April / March Quarter on quarter change Year on year change (1)
BE : INDUSTRY 1,7 –0,5 2,2 8,0
CZ: MANUFACTURING 0,5 0,3 2,4 8,2
(C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages 0,7 –0,9 –0,5 2,5
(C2): Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products –8,0 –3,0 15,7 –8,1
(C3): Electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment –0,2 1,6 3,4 3,4
(C4): Manufacture of transport equipment 1,1 1,3 –0,6 18,4
(C5): Other manufacturing 1,0 0,1 3,2 9,7
(DE): Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management 9,8 –5,6 0,8 6,7
FZ: CONSTRUCTION 0,0 –2,1 –0,9 –5,7

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n° 179 - July 9, 2010

Industrial production index - May 2010

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