30 November 2018

2018- n° 316

In September 2018, the turnover in the manufacturing industry turned down sharply (−2,3%) Turnover in industry and construction - September 2018

In September 2018, the turnover turned down sharply in the manufacturing industry (−2.3%) after a strong increase in August (+2.8%). It also went down in industry as a whole (−1.9% after +2.8% in August).

Export turnover dwindled sharply in September (−2.3% after +3.4% in August).

The turnover rose over the last quarter in the manufacturing industry (+1.2%) as in industry as a whole (+1.4%). Within manufacturing, the turnover grew sharply in the manufacture of transport equipment (+4.1%), in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (+5.9%) and in the machinery and equipment goods (+2.1%). It was stable in the “other manufacturing” and decreased in the manufacture of food products and beverages (−0.4%).

The turnover grew sharply compared to the same three months of the previous year in the manufacturing industry (+3.4%). It grew more sharply in industry as a whole (+4.4%) due to the strong rise in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply abd waste management (+9.5%). Over this period, the turnover in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products surged (+31.6%). It also grew up but more moderatly in “other manufacturing” (+2.3%), in the manufacture of transport equipment (+3.4%), in the machinery and equipment goods (+2.2%). It was virtually stable in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.1%).

The turnover in the manufacture of transport equipment went down strongly in September (−5.2% after +7.0% in August) due to the drop in the manufacture of other transport equipment (−9.8% after +16.7%) whereas it bounced back slightly in the manufacture of motor vehicles (+0.8% after −3.5%).

The turnover in the manufacture of transport equipment fell back in export sales (−3.9% after +6.3%).

The turnover in “other manufacturing” declined in September (−1.7% after +1.8%). It turned down in other manufacturing, repair and installation of machinery and equipment (−3.2% after +2.9%), in the manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (−2.0% after +3.2%), in the manufacture of rubber and plastics products, and other non-metallic mineral products (−1.9% after 1.9%), in the manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and related products (−4.8% after +3.7%), in the chemicals and chemical products (−0.6% after +0.7%) and in the manufacture of wood and paper products; printing and reproduction of recorded media (−0.9% after +1.3%). However, it bounced back in the manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (+1.3% after −2.5%)

Export sales in “other manufacturing” dwindled in September (−1.7% after +2.7%).

In September, the turnover in machinery and equipment fell back sharply (−3.4% after +3.8% in August). It decreased particularly in the manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. (−4.6% after +4.2%), in the manufacture of electrical equipment (−3.6% after +2.0%) and more moderatly in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (−1.7% after +4.4%).

Export sales in machinery and equipment decreased (−3.8% after +3.6).

The turnover in the manufacture of food products and beverages went down in September (−1.8% after +1.0%). It decreased in export (−1.0%) after a stability in August.

In September, the turnover in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products rose again (+2.9% after +2.8%).

The variation of the turnover index in August 2018 has been highered at 2.8% instead of 2.6% in the previous publication. It has been revised upwards by 0.3 points in industry as a whole (2.8% instead of 2.5%).