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

Manufacturing production increased by 1,5% in October 2013 compared with October 2012.

The 1,5% year-on-year increase in manufacturing production in October 2013 was mainly due to higher production in the following divisions:

  • food and beverages (3,7% and contributing 0,8 of a percentage point);
  • motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment (6,7% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point); and
  • basic iron and steel, non-ferrous metal products, metal products and machinery (2,5% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted manufacturing production for the three months ended October 2013 decreased by 2,5% compared with the previous three months. Seven of the ten manufacturing divisions reported negative growth rates over this period.

The motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment division (-30,3% and contributing -2,7 percentage points) was the largest negative contributor to the decrease in the three months ended October 2013 compared with the previous three months.