IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Manufacturing production increased by 5,4% in July 2013 compared with July 2012.

The 5,4% year-on-year increase in manufacturing production in July 2013 was mainly due to higher production in the following divisions:

• basic iron and steel, non-ferrous metal products, metal products and machinery (7,9% and contributing 1,6 percentage points);
• food and beverages (6,1% and contributing 1,3 percentage points);
• petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic products (3,9% and contributing 1,0 percentage point);
• motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment (9,9% and contributing 0,9 of a percentage point);
• wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing (5,6% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point); and
• glass and non-metallic mineral products (7,2% and contributing 0,4 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted manufacturing production for the three months ended July 2013 increased by 2,2% compared with the previous three months. Six of the ten manufacturing divisions reported positive growth rates over this period.

The largest positive contributions to the increase of 2,2% were made by the following divisions:

• basic iron and steel, non-ferrous metal products, metal products and machinery (6,4% and contributing 1,3 percentage points);
• food and beverages (2,2% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point);
• motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment (3,4% and contributing 0,3 of a percentage point);
• glass and non-metallic mineral products (3,9% and contributing 0,2 of a percentage point); and
• wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing (1,8% and contributing 0,2 of a percentage point).