IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Manufacturing production increased by 4,0% in May 2016 compared with May 2015. This increase was mainly due to higher production in the following divisions:

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

Seasonally adjusted manufacturing production increased by 1,6% in May 2016 compared with April 2016. This followed month-on-month changes of 0,4% in April 2016 and -0,5% in March 2016.

Seasonally adjusted manufacturing production increased by 1,0% in the three months ended May 2016 compared with the previous three months. Four of the ten manufacturing divisions reported positive growth rates over this period.

The largest contributions to the 1,0% increase were made by the following divisions:

• motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment (9,5% and contributing 0,6 of a percentage point);
• petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic products (1,8% and contributing 0,4 of a percentage point); and
• wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing (1,3% and contributing 0,2 of a percentage point).