Production: results for
January 2022
Manufacturing production increased by 2,9% in
January 2022 compared with January 2021. The largest positive contributions were made by the
following divisions:
·
food
and beverages (11,5% and contributing 2,5 percentage
points);
·
wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing (6,8% and
contributing 0,7 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 1,9% in January 2022 compared
with December 2021. This followed month-on-month changes of 2,5% in December
2021 and 4,6% in November 2021.
Seasonally adjusted manufacturing production increased by 4,0% in the three months ended January 2022 compared with the previous three months. Nine of the ten manufacturing divisions reported positive growth rates over this period.
The largest positive contributions were made
by the following divisions:
·
basic
iron and steel, non-ferrous metal products, metal products and machinery (6,3% and contributing 1,3 percentage points);
·
motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment
(11,3% and contributing 1,0 percentage point); and
·
petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic products (3,5% and
contributing 0,7 of a percentage point).
Sales: results for January 2022
Seasonally adjusted manufacturing sales
increased by 4,7% in January 2022 compared with December 2021. This followed month-on-month changes of 1,1% in December
2021 and 8,8% in November 2021.
Seasonally adjusted manufacturing sales increased by 8,1% in the three months ended January 2022 compared with the previous three months. The largest contributions were made by the following divisions:
·
motor
vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment (22,7% and contributing 2,5 percentage
points);
·
basic
iron and steel, non-ferrous metal products, metal products and machinery (9,5% and contributing 2,3 percentage points);
and
·
petroleum,
chemical products, rubber and plastic products (7,0% and contributing 1,3 percentage points).