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

Actual and expected changes in employment, 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	50.3	53.8	46.9	54.1

Manufacturing	50.4	53.8	47.0	54.1
Food, beverages and tobacco	50.3	50.5	47.2	50.4
Food products	50.1	50.5	47.0	50.4
Textiles, wearing apparel, leather	57.7	54.7	49.8	36.0
Wood and wood products	57.8	53.4	45.6	49.9
Paper and paper products	48.4	41.6	47.2	36.8
Printing, reproduction	45.2	38.5	49.0	39.5
Refined petro., chemicals, pharmac.	53.0	57.8	51.8	55.4
Basic chemicals	47.3	56.4	46.0	48.5
Rubber, plastic and mineral prod.	53.5	54.1	48.7	53.8
Basic metals	50.6	56.8	45.8	50.9
Non-ferrous metals	51.8	54.1	44.5	46.7
Fabricated metal products	58.1	60.5	52.8	62.0
Computer and electrical equipment	45.9	57.6	51.0	53.3
Machinery and equipment	43.8	60.7	39.9	65.0
Ships, boats and oil platforms	49.4	53.2	36.4	56.9
Transport equipment n.e.c	48.1	51.4	50.7	49.8
Repair, installation of machinery	44.9	51.7	46.2	56.7
Furniture and manufacturing n.e.c.	45.8	47.6	50.0	59.9

Main industrial groupings:
Intermediate goods	54.1	55.4	48.6	52.5
Capital goods	46.5	55.7	44.2	59.2
Consumer goods	50.4	49.9	47.9	50.5

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