IMPROVING LIVES THROUGH DATA ECOSYSTEMS
Key findings: P3041.2 - Manufacturing: Production and sales, April 2024
Production: results for
April 2024
Manufacturing production increased by 5,3% in
April 2024 compared with April 2023. The following divisions made the largest positive contributions:
·
petroleum,
chemical products, rubber and plastic products (5,1% and contributing 1,1
percentage points);
·
wood
and wood products, paper, publishing and printing (9,9% and contributing 0,9 of
a percentage point);
·
basic
iron and steel, non-ferrous metal products, metal products and machinery (4,1% and contributing 0,9 of a percentage point);
·
food
and beverages (4,0% and contributing 0,9 of a percentage point); and
·
motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment
(6,5% and contributing 0,6 of a percentage point).
Seasonally
adjusted manufacturing production increased by 5,2% in April 2024 compared with
March 2024. This followed month-on-month changes of -2,5% in March 2024 and
-0,6% in February 2024.
Seasonally adjusted
manufacturing production decreased by 0,5% in the three months ended April 2024
compared with the previous three months. Six of the ten manufacturing divisions
reported negative growth rates over this period.
The
following divisions made the largest negative
contributions:
·
motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment
(-9,1% and contributing -0,9 of a percentage point); and
·
textiles,
clothing, leather and footwear (-5,1% and contributing -0,2 of a percentage point).
The largest positive contributions were made by
the following divisions:
·
food
and beverages (2,4% and contributing 0,5 of a percentage point); and
·
petroleum,
chemical products, rubber and plastic products (1,3% and contributing 0,3 of a
percentage point).
Sales:
results for April 2024
Seasonally adjusted manufacturing sales
increased by 5,6% in April 2024 compared with March 2024. This followed
month-on-month changes of -2,2% in March 2024 and 0,9% in February 2024.
Seasonally adjusted manufacturing sales
increased by 1,1% in the three months ended April 2024 compared with the
previous three months.
The largest positive
contributions were made by the following divisions:
·
food and beverages (4,7% and contributing 1,1 percentage points); and
·
petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic products (5,0% and
contributing 1,0 percentage point).
The largest negative contribution was made by the motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment division (-5,3% and contributing -0,9 of a percentage point).