Growth in manufacturing turnover

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Seasonally-adjusted figures showed that the total turnover in Norwegian manufacturing increased by 4.2 per cent in the first quarter of 2017 compared to the last quarter of 2016. A 0.8 per cent rise was recorded from February to March 2017.

The index value for turnover in manufacturing was 140.2 (2005=100) in the period January-March 2017, compared to 134.5 in the previous three-month period, according to seasonally-adjusted figures.

Figure 1. Index of turnover for manufacturing. Seasonally adjusted. Three-month moving average¹. 2005=100

Index of turnover for manufacturing
Jan. 2007 134.7
Feb. 2007 134.9
Mar. 2007 138.1
Apr. 2007 140.1
May 2007 143.4
June 2007 143.3
July 2007 140.8
Aug. 2007 140.7
Sep. 2007 139.1
Okt. 2007 141.3
Nov. 2007 141.7
Dec. 2007 142.9
Jan. 2008 144.5
Feb. 2008 145.8
Mar. 2008 145.6
Apr. 2008 146.2
May 2008 146.8
June 2008 149.4
July 2008 151.3
Aug. 2008 151.5
Sep. 2008 152.4
Okt. 2008 150.3
Nov. 2008 148.2
Dec. 2008 144
Jan. 2009 142.5
Feb. 2009 141.3
Mar. 2009 142
Apr. 2009 139.5
May 2009 137.2
June 2009 133.5
July 2009 132.8
Aug. 2009 134
Sep. 2009 135.9
Okt. 2009 137
Nov. 2009 137.1
Dec. 2009 137.4
Jan. 2010 137.1
Feb. 2010 136
Mar. 2010 135.1
Apr. 2010 135.5
May 2010 136.3
June 2010 137.5
July 2010 138.2
Aug. 2010 136.8
Sep. 2010 134.5
Okt. 2010 134.7
Nov. 2010 137.3
Dec. 2010 138.3
Jan. 2011 137.4
Feb. 2011 136.6
Mar. 2011 135.4
Apr. 2011 136.7
May 2011 136.4
June 2011 137.9
July 2011 136.7
Aug. 2011 136.2
Sep. 2011 136.1
Okt. 2011 137.1
Nov. 2011 139.1
Dec. 2011 141.6
Jan. 2012 143.4
Feb. 2012 144
Mar. 2012 143.8
Apr. 2012 142.7
May 2012 143.2
June 2012 142.8
July 2012 143.8
Aug. 2012 143.6
Sep. 2012 144.9
Okt. 2012 145
Nov. 2012 145.8
Dec. 2012 145.4
Jan. 2013 146.6
Feb. 2013 145.5
Mar. 2013 146.7
Apr. 2013 146
May 2013 146.2
June 2013 147.5
July 2013 150.9
Aug. 2013 153.6
Sep. 2013 153.9
Okt. 2013 152.1
Nov. 2013 151.7
Dec. 2013 151.2
Jan. 2014 150.2
Feb. 2014 151.2
Mar. 2014 150
Apr. 2014 151.7
May 2014 150.1
June 2014 149.3
July 2014 148.3
Aug. 2014 150.9
Sep. 2014 151.2
Okt. 2014 151.7
Nov. 2014 150.7
Dec. 2014 152.3
Jan. 2015 150.3
Feb. 2015 150.1
Mar. 2015 150.8
Apr. 2015 153
May 2015 151.8
June 2015 150.3
July 2015 148.6
Aug. 2015 148.4
Sep. 2015 147.7
Okt. 2015 147.7
Nov. 2015 145.1
Dec. 2015 144.3
Jan. 2016 142
Feb. 2016 140.4
Mar. 2016 138.4
Apr. 2016 137.6
May 2016 139
June 2016 139.1
July 2016 138.6
Aug. 2016 136.9
Sep. 2016 136.2
Okt. 2016 135.3
Nov. 2016 135
Dec. 2016 134.5
Jan. 2017 136.4
Feb. 2017 138.1
Mar. 2017 140.2

Three-month change: prominent rise in refined petroleum, chemicals and pharmaceuticals industries

The 4.2 per cent increase in the first quarter of 2017 was mainly due to a strong growth in the turnover for grouping refined petroleum, chemicals and pharmaceutical products, which rose 40 per cent. A notable increase in prices of refined petroleum products in the same period contributed to the increase in the turnover for this grouping. Moreover, basic metals and repair, installation of machinery helped to pull up the total turnover.

Figure 2. Selected industries. Seasonally adjusted. Three-month moving average¹

Food, beverages and tobacco Refined petro. chemicals, pharmac. Basic metals Ships, boats and oil platforms Machinery and equipment
Jan. 2011 144.3 152.4 121.6 126.9 187.1
Feb. 2011 145.1 151.4 124.0 120.9 171.2
Mar. 2011 145.6 148.6 120.9 113.3 173.7
Apr. 2011 147.2 149.7 120.3 124.2 165.5
May 2011 146.2 151.4 120.8 120.7 174.5
June 2011 148.0 146.0 118.5 121.0 170.7
July 2011 146.0 144.9 120.0 105.9 174.1
Aug. 2011 148.2 139.9 118.6 103.0 166.3
Sep. 2011 149.4 144.0 120.3 103.5 173.4
Okt. 2011 150.8 146.7 117.6 106.4 177.2
Nov. 2011 151.9 151.1 113.8 118.9 180.2
Dec. 2011 151.1 152.3 109.9 128.4 195.0
Jan. 2012 153.4 152.3 108.9 141.0 197.5
Feb. 2012 154.6 152.6 108.4 142.7 202.5
Mar. 2012 159.9 155.6 110.1 135.0 197.0
Apr. 2012 158.7 155.8 108.8 129.1 202.0
May 2012 158.9 154.1 106.8 137.0 212.5
June 2012 155.2 147.4 104.9 145.5 210.8
July 2012 156.0 146.8 103.9 154.5 210.7
Aug. 2012 155.5 153.1 104.4 140.5 206.5
Sep. 2012 155.3 158.3 99.6 147.3 215.0
Okt. 2012 153.6 156.9 98.1 142.9 227.5
Nov. 2012 154.2 151.1 97.6 153.3 229.4
Dec. 2012 158.1 151.9 100.0 142.9 229.6
Jan. 2013 160.8 154.9 98.7 147.3 236.2
Feb. 2013 160.7 156.8 96.8 134.3 238.7
Mar. 2013 160.1 156.4 96.4 136.3 235.3
Apr. 2013 162.0 153.6 95.6 126.5 233.6
May 2013 165.8 149.4 95.2 134.8 240.2
June 2013 166.4 146.2 92.5 139.8 261.5
July 2013 169.3 147.2 92.3 160.7 271.0
Aug. 2013 170.0 151.1 91.6 161.3 274.6
Sep. 2013 170.5 158.5 92.8 157.3 275.3
Okt. 2013 169.9 157.0 92.6 142.0 264.8
Nov. 2013 168.3 155.9 93.2 142.7 279.0
Dec. 2013 170.2 150.6 94.2 147.1 277.0
Jan.2014 168.1 152.7 96.1 144.5 273.2
Feb. 2014 168.5 152.5 96.5 157.5 263.6
Mar. 2014 166.1 148.7 95.3 161.9 256.3
Apr. 2014 170.3 146.4 94.7 166.4 265.8
May 2014 171.2 144.2 93.8 154.5 262.0
June 2014 172.4 142.0 96.2 149.6 269.5
July 2014 170.6 139.5 97.7 143.0 275.6
Aug. 2014 172.0 136.9 101.6 151.4 308.1
Sep. 2014 172.8 134.9 101.6 150.1 307.2
Okt. 2014 173.0 132.9 104.8 161.2 305.6
Nov. 2014 173.9 135.3 105.2 158.1 289.0
Dec. 2014 175.6 134.6 110.2 156.2 295.7
Jan. 2015 177.6 129.6 110.8 140.7 302.5
Feb. 2015 177.3 123.3 113.6 143.6 304.5
Mar. 2015 177.0 126.7 112.7 141.1 315.6
Apr. 2015 177.8 129.3 113.7 155.6 306.7
May 2015 178.2 130.5 112.5 147.8 302.3
June 2015 178.5 131.4 112.3 142.9 283.1
July 2015 178.5 131.7 110.9 135.6 273.0
Aug. 2015 180.1 129.7 110.1 134.0 263.1
Sep. 2015 179.9 132.2 109.0 133.7 254.9
Okt. 2015 181.2 135.0 104.7 122.0 255.9
Nov. 2015 182.8 137.5 103.1 110.2 240.6
Dec. 2015 185.7 132.9 100.9 113.3 235.9
Jan. 2016 187.0 126.2 101.5 122.0 221.4
Feb. 2016 190.8 116.8 101.1 120.5 210.4
Mar. 2016 193.0 110.7 101.1 111.9 201.9
Apr. 2016 193.8 108.4 101.3 104.9 195.6
May 2016 192.6 113.1 100.6 112.3 190.4
June 2016 193.2 114.2 101.9 115.3 172.3
July 2016 193.5 113.6 104.2 112.2 166.2
Aug. 2016 193.5 113.0 104.9 102.9 162.0
Sep. 2016 193.9 106.4 105.6 100.4 168.5
Okt. 2016 195.1 102.2 103.7 101.3 161.6
Nov. 2016 196.0 96.8 105.4 105.8 146.7
Dec. 2016 196.2 102.2 105.7 101.7 131.2
Jan. 2017 197.1 120.7 108.8 99.1 126.3
Feb. 2017 197.7 133.5 111.9 91.1 130.1
Mar. 2017 198.1 142.8 115.7 103.5 126.4

On the contrary, machinery and equipment (3.7 per cent), and computer and electrical equipment (5.1 per cent) contributed most to pulling down the manufacturing turnover.

Monthly change: slight increase in manufacturing turnover

Total Norwegian manufacturing turnover went up 0.8 per cent February to March 2017, according to seasonally-adjusted figures. Most of the industries showed a positive trend in this period. Building of ships, boats and oil platforms registered a solid growth of 55 per cent. The high level of activities and several deliveries among a few leading suppliers accounted this industry for the biggest contributor to the positive trend in total turnover.

On the contrary, machinery and equipment contributed most to curb the increase in total turnover with a 13 per cent fall.

Monthly change: slight rise in Norway and the euro area in February 2017

Total turnover for Norwegian manufacturing went up 0.4 per cent from January to February 2017, according to seasonally-adjusted figures. Manufacturing in the euro area also showed an increase of 1.0 per cent. Among the Nordic countries, Denmark showed an increase of 1.0 per cent, while Sweden a decrease of 1.7 per cent in this period, according to Eurostat.

Additional information

The variation in manufacturing turnover can be related to changes in volume and prices indices in different industries and also production to stocks and sales from stocks.

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