IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Manufacturing: Production and sales
Preliminary: April 2016

Manufacturing production increased by 2,9% in April 2016 compared with April 2015. This increase was mainly due to higher production in the following divisions:

• petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic products (8,1% and contributing 1,8 percentage points);
• motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment (10,2% and contributing 0,8 of a percentage point); and
• wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing (3,4% and contributing 0,4 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted manufacturing production increased by 0,8% in April 2016 compared with March 2016. This followed month-on-month changes of -0,6% in March 2016 and 1,8% in February 2016.

Seasonally adjusted manufacturing production increased by 1,1% in the three months ended April 2016 compared with the previous three months. Seven of the ten manufacturing divisions reported positive growth rates over this period.

The largest contributions to the 1,1% increase were made by the following divisions:

• motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment (7,1% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point);
• wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing (2,2% and contributing 0,3 of a percentage point); and
• basic iron and steel, non-ferrous metal products, metal products and machinery (1,7% and contributing 0,3 of a percentage point).