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In November 2012, manufacturing output increased slightly (+0.2%)

In November 2012, manufacturing output increased slightly (+0.2 %).Output increased also in industry as a whole (+0.5%).

During the last three months, manufacturing output went down by 2.2%…

During the last three months (q-o-q), output went down in the manufacturing sector (-2.2%), as well as industry as a whole (-1.8%).

Output declined in other manufacturing (-2.0%) and in the manufacture of transport equipment (-5.9%). To a lesser extent, output decreased also in the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment (-0.9%). Output declined strongly in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (-11,0%).

…and was lower than its last year’s level by 3.6%.

Manufacturing output fell by 3.6% (y-o-y).

Output went down sharply in other manufacturing (-4.0%), in the manufacture of transport equipment (-6.5%) as well as in the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment and machine equipment (-2.9%). It declined dramatically in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (-15.7%).

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

Monthly industrial Production indexes

Monthly industrial Production indexes

Legend : CZ : Manufacturing - (C1) : Manufacture of food products and beverages - (C3) : Electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment - (C4) : Manufacture of transport equipment - (C5) : Other manufacturing

Sources : Insee, SSP, SOeS

Variation of the Industrial Production
2005 based, SA-WDA changes in %
(1) Last three months / three previous months
(2) 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
NA : A10, (A17) Nov. / Oct. Oct. / Sept. Q-o-Q change Year on year change (1)
BE: INDUSTRY 0,5 –0,6 –1,8 –3,2
CZ: Manufacturing 0,2 –0,8 –2,2 –3,6
(C1): Manufacture of food products and beverages –0,3 0,2 –0,4 0,8
(C2): Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products –3,5 2,8 –11,0 –15,7
(C3): Electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment –1,3 –0,2 –0,9 –2,9
(C4): Manufacture of transport equipment 3,8 –3,0 –5,9 –6,5
(C5): Other manufacturing 0,0 –0,9 –2,0 –4,0
DE: Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management 2,4 0,7 1,0 –0,3
FZ: CONSTRUCTION –0,5 0,0 –1,9 –3,9
Variation of the Industrial Production
2005 based, SA-WDA changes in %
(1) n.e.c. : not elsewhere classifiable
(2) Main industrial groupings : definition in Commission regulation EC of 14 June 2007
Sources : Insee, SSP, SOeS
NA : A10, (A17), [A38 ou A64] Nov. 2012 Nov. / Oct. Oct. / Sept. Quarter on quarter change
BE: INDUSTRY 89,0 0,5 –0,6 –1,8
CZ: Manufacturing 87,9 0,2 –0,8 –2,2
(C1): Man. of food products and beverages 106,3 –0,3 0,2 –0,4
(C2): Man. of coke and refined petroleum products 63,4 –3,5 2,8 –11,0
(C3): Electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment 86,6 –1,3 –0,2 –0,9
[CI] Man. of computer, electronic and optical products 86,1 –2,0 0,9 –2,2
[CJ] Man. of electrical equipment 94,7 –0,8 –2,4 –0,3
[CK] Man. of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (1) 82,4 –0,8 0,5 –0,4
(C4): Man. of transport equipment 82,6 3,8 –3,0 –5,9
[CL1] Man. of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 59,6 0,3 –6,2 –10,4
[CL2] Man. of other transport equipment 129,7 7,4 0,2 –0,7
(C5): Other manufacturing 86,0 0,0 –0,9 –2,0
[CB] Man. of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products 57,0 –2,2 3,6 –3,4
[CC] Man. of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media 73,9 0,1 0,1 –1,7
[CE] Man. of chemicals and chemical products 110,1 –0,8 0,7 0,0
[CF] Man. of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations 110,0 –0,4 –0,2 –0,4
[CG] Man. of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products 77,8 0,4 –3,5 –3,2
[CH] Man. of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment 75,6 –1,2 –1,5 –3,8
[CM] Other manufacturing; repair and installation of machinery and equipment 103,7 2,9 –0,8 –0,3
(DE): Mining and quarrying; energy; water supply; waste management 96,9 2,4 0,7 1,0
[BZ] Mining and quarrying 86,5 2,5 4,6 –4,6
[DZ] Electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply 97,0 2,1 1,6 2,4
[EZ] Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation 104,7 4,8 –7,7 –5,1
FZ: CONSTRUCTION 92,9 –0,5 0,0 –1,9
MIGs (2)
Capital goods 87,8 1,9 –1,1 –2,8
Intermediate goods 80,6 –0,9 –1,6 –2,8
Consumer durables 80,0 0,9 –2,8 –3,9
Consumer non-durables 102,7 –0,1 0,6 –0,3

Output increased strongly in the manufacture of transport equipment (+3.8%).

Output soared in the manufacture of other transport equipment (+7.4%). Meanwhile, it improved slightly in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (+0.3%).

Output was stable in “other manufacturing”.

Output increased in other manufacturing, repair and installation of machinery and equipment (+2.9%). Output improved in a less sustained pace in the manufacture of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products (+0.4%) and in the manufacture of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of record (+0.1%). Output went down in the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (-1.2%), in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (-0.8%), in the manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products (-2.2%) and in the manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (-0.4%).

On the other hand, output decreased in the manufacture of electrical and electronic equipment, machine equipment (-1.3%)…

Output dropped by 2.0% in the manufacture of electrical equipment. It declined moderatly in the manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (-0.8%) and in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (-0.8%).

…and in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (-3.5%).

Output decreased in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (-3.5%).

Revisions: +0.11 in October

Measure of variations’ revisions
(in point %)
Note of reading : in the manufacturing, the SA-WDA evolution between September and October is revised by 0.11 point : 0.09 is due to the raw serie's revision and 0.02 to the new calculation of the SA-WDA.
Sources : Insee, SSP, SOeS
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Oct. / Sept. Sept. / Aug. Aug. / July Q3 2012 / Q2 2012 2011 / 2010
Industry (BE) 0,11 –0,11 0,00 –0,07 –0,01
raw serie –0,13 0,10 –0,06 0,05 0,00
SA-WDA coefficient 0,24 –0,21 0,06 –0,12 –0,01
Manufacturing (CZ) 0,11 0,11 –0,11 –0,11 0,02
raw serie 0,09 0,10 –0,06 –0,03 0,00
SA-WDA coefficient 0,02 0,01 –0,05 –0,08 0,02

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n° 5 - January 10, 2013

Industrial production index - November 2012

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