IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Manufacturing: Production and sales
Preliminary: July 2018

Manufacturing production increased by 2,9% in July 2018 compared with July 2017. The largest contributions were made by the following divisions:

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

Seasonally adjusted manufacturing production increased by 1,6% in July 2018 compared with June 2018. This followed month-on-month changes of 0,2% in June 2018 and 1,3% in May 2018.

Seasonally adjusted manufacturing production increased by 1,9% in the three months ended July 2018 compared with the previous three months. Six of the ten manufacturing divisions reported positive growth rates over this period.

The largest contributions in the three months ended July 2018 compared with the previous three months were made by the following divisions:

• petroleum, chemicals, rubber and plastic products (3,0% and contributing 0,7 of a percentage point);
• basic iron and steel, non-ferrous metal products, metal products and machinery (2,6% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point);
• wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing (3,3% and contributing 0,4 of a percentage point); and
• motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment (3,5% and contributing 0,3 of a percentage point).