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| 1st quarter 2017 | ||
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| Changes from previous quarter | Expected changes in next quarter | |
| 1A diffusion index is compiled using the estimated percentages on "ups" and "same" according to the formula: (ups + 0,5 * same). The diffusion index has a turning point at 50. An index value above 50 indicates growth in the variable, and opposite for a value below 50. | ||
| Total volume of production | 50.0 | 52.2 |
| Average capacity utilisation | 49.7 | 51.8 |
| Average employment | 45.7 | 45.5 |
| New orders received from home markets | 51.4 | 53.2 |
| New orders received from export markets | 48.0 | 52.3 |
| Total stock of orders | 48.2 | 50.7 |
| Prices on products at home markets | 50.1 | 52.9 |
| Prices on products at export markets | 48.8 | 50.7 |
Additional information
The statistics provide current data on the business cycle for manufacturing, mining and quarrying by collecting business leaders’ assessments of the economic situation and the short term outlook.
Contact
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Edvard Andreassen
E-mail: edvard.andreassen@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 40 90 23 32
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Ståle Mæland
E-mail: stale.maeland@ssb.no
tel.: (+47) 95 05 98 88