IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS

Manufacturing production increased by 3,0% in October 2018 compared with October 2017. The largest positive contributions were made by the following divisions:

• food and beverages (6,5% and contributing 1,7 percentage points);
• motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment (14,0% and contributing 0,9 of a percentage point); and
• basic iron and steel, non-ferrous metal products, metal products and machinery (3,2% and contributing 0,6 of a percentage point).

Seasonally adjusted manufacturing production increased by 1,1% in October 2018 compared with September 2018. This followed month-on-month changes of -0,8% in September 2018 and 0,2% in August 2018.

Seasonally adjusted manufacturing production increased by 0,9% in the three months ended October 2018 compared with the previous three months. Eight of the ten manufacturing divisions reported positive growth rates over this period.

The largest positive contributions to the 0,9% increase in the three months ended October 2018 were made by:

• petroleum, chemicals, rubber and plastic products (1,8% and contributing 0,4 of a percentage point);
• basic iron and steel, non-ferrous metal products, metal products and machinery (1,7% and contributing 0,3 of a percentage point);
• wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing (1,8% and contributing 0,2 of a percentage point); and
• food and beverages (0,2% and contributing 0,1 of a percentage point).