IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Manufacturing production decreased by 1,3% in March 2018 compared with March 2017. The largest negative contributions were made by the following divisions:

• petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic products (-6,3% and contributing -1,5 percentage points);
• wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing (-6,1% and contributing -0,7 of a percentage point);
• textiles, clothing, leather and footwear (-10,1% and contributing -0,3 of a percentage point);
• glass and non-metallic minerals (-6,4% 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).

The largest positive contributions to the year-on-year growth rate of -1,3% in March 2018 were made by the following divisions:

• food and beverages (6,1% and contributing 1,5 percentage points); and
• motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment (6,4% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted manufacturing production increased by 1,3% in March 2018 compared with February 2018. This followed month-on-month changes of -2,5% in February 2018 and -1,6% in January 2018.

Seasonally adjusted manufacturing production decreased by 1,7% in the first quarter of 2018 compared with the fourth quarter of 2017. Six of the ten manufacturing divisions reported negative growth rates over this period.

The largest contribution to the 1,7% decrease in the first quarter of 2018 was made by the petroleum, chemicals, rubber and plastic products division (-8,3% and contributing -2,0 percentage points).