28 April 2015

2015- n° 103

In February 2015, the turnover grew in the manufacturing industry (+1.4%) Turnover in industry and construction - February 2015

In February 2015, the turnover went up in the manufacturing industry (+1.4%) after a decline in January (–1.0%). Exports rebounded sharply (+7.8%). In the industry as a whole, the turnover also rose (+0.9%).

Over the last three months, the turnover went down slightly in the manufacturing industry (–0.3% q-o-q) as well as in the industry as a whole (–0.4%). However, manufacturing exports rose over the period (+0.4%).

The turnover dipped sharply in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (–11.4%). It also declined in the manufacture of food products and beverages (–0.5%). On the other hand, it climbed in the manufacture of transport equipment (+1.9%), mainly in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (+3.6%), and in the electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment (+0.7%). It levelled off in other manufacturing (0.0%), with a fall in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (–1.7%) and a rise in the manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (+2.3%) in particular.

The turnover in the manufacturing industry declined over the last three months, compared to the same three months of year before (–1.0%).

Over this period, the turnover plummeted dramatically in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (–18.5%). It declined in other manufacturing (–1.0%), in the electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment (–1.5%) and in the manufacture of food products and beverages (–0.5%). Conversely, it grew sharply in the manufacture of transport equipment (+5.4%).

The turnover bounced back strongly in February in the manufacture of transport equipment (+7.3%, after –1.9% in January), owed to a striking recovery in exports (+34.3% after –17.5%). It picked up very sharply in the manufacture of other transport equipment (+13.7%, after –5.6%) but it fell in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (–1.5%, after +3.9%).

In February, the turnover recovered in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+7.3%) after a decline for two months in a row.

The turnover went up in February in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.7%) after a slight fall in January (–0.3%).

In February, the turnover went down once more in other manufacturing (–0.5%, after –0.4% in January). It fell mainly in the manufacture of rubber and plastic products, and other non-metallic mineral products (–1.3%), in the manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products (–2.3%), and in the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products (–0.4%).

The turnover dropped in February in the electrical and electronic equipment; machine equipment (–1.4%) after a rise for three months in a row. It dipped in the manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (–2.6%) and in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (–2.2%). Conversely, it grew in the manufacture of electrical equipment (+1.6%).

In the manufacturing industry, the variation of the turnover in January is revised downwards, at –1.0% instead of –0.9% published previously. The variation in the industry as a whole is confirmed at –0.7%.