Business tendency survey for manufacturing, mining and quarrying, Q3 2018

Actual and expected changes in total production, by division and main industrial groupings. Diffusion index. Unadjusted figures¹
	Changes from previous quarter		Expected changes in next quarter
	3rd quarter 2017	3rd quarter 2018	3rd quarter 2017	3rd quarter 2018
¹A diffusion index is compiled using the estimated percentages on "ups" and "same" according to the formula: (ups + 0,5 * same) after adjustments for non-response.
Manufacturing, mining and quarrying	48.1	52.4	55.0	59.2

Manufacturing	47.9	52.5	55.0	59.7
Food, beverages and tobacco	47.9	54.0	59.2	65.3
Food products	49.1	54.5	57.9	64.5
Textiles, wearing apparel, leather	51.1	64.6	55.1	57.9
Wood and wood products	58.1	59.4	52.6	50.2
Paper and paper products	36.8	59.1	40.9	34.5
Printing, reproduction	53.6	35.8	63.9	60.5
Refined petro., chemicals, pharmac.	54.4	45.4	55.4	62.9
Basic chemicals	55.0	51.9	54.0	51.9
Rubber, plastic and mineral prod.	53.4	59.8	57.8	52.8
Basic metals	49.5	57.8	48.4	50.5
Non-ferrous metals	47.5	55.5	46.7	46.9
Fabricated metal products	50.7	55.3	60.3	65.5
Computer and electrical equipment	38.5	55.8	45.6	55.0
Machinery and equipment	44.7	49.6	53.1	63.3
Ships, boats and oil platforms	38.7	49.0	45.7	56.1
Transport equipment n.e.c	62.4	53.6	53.0	61.9
Repair, installation of machinery	48.4	51.2	53.9	56.4
Furniture and manufacturing n.e.c.	38.9	30.2	59.8	66.5

Main industrial groupings:
Intermediate goods	52.1	55.5	53.0	52.4
Capital goods	44.9	51.4	53.6	60.9
Consumer goods	47.4	50.7	59.1	64.5

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