IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Manufacturing production decreased by 0,4% in June 2015 compared with June 2014. The largest negative contributions to the year-on-year decrease in manufacturing production were made by the following divisions: • petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic products (-4,9% and contributing -1,1 percentage points); and • basic iron and steel, non-ferrous metal products, metal products and machinery (-3,4% and contributing -0,7 of a percentage point). Large positive contributions were made by the following divisions: • motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment (10,4% and contributing 0,8 of a percentage point); and • food and beverages (2,8% and contributing 0,7 of a percentage point). Seasonally adjusted manufacturing production decreased by 1,2% in the second quarter 2015 compared with the first quarter of 2015. Six of the ten manufacturing divisions reported negative growth rates over this period. The largest contributions to the 1,2% quarter-on-quarter decrease in manufacturing production were made by the following divisions: • basic iron and steel, non-ferrous metal products, metal products and machinery (-4,4% and contributing -0,8 of a percentage point); and • petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic products (-3,3% and contributing -0,7 of a percentage point) (see Table B).