Key findings: P3041.2 - Manufacturing: Production and sales, September 2013


Manufacturing production decreased by 3,3% in September 2013 compared with September 2012.

The 3,3% year-on-year decrease in manufacturing production in September 2013 was mainly due to lower production in the motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment division (-49,7% and contributing -4,3 percentage points). The automotive industry was adversely affected by a strike during August and September 2013.

Seasonally adjusted manufacturing production for the third quarter of 2013 decreased by 2,1% compared with the previous quarter. Eight of the ten manufacturing divisions reported negative growth rates over this period.

The motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment division (-26,6% and contributing -2,4 percentage points) was the largest negative contributor to the decrease in the third quarter of 2013 compared with the previous quarter.