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Total stocks declined
Total stocks continued to fall in the second quarter of 2003 and were noticeably lower than in the corresponding quarter last year.
Measured in current prices total stocks were approximately 8 per cent lower than in the corresponding quarter last year. Oil platforms and modules still have a great influence on the development. Stocks of finished goods have remained relatively stable since the last survey, but were considerably lower than in the second quarter of 2002. Stocks of unfinished goods declined for the second quarter in a row , and are now back to the level registered a year ago.
Stocklevel 1 |
Industrial Classification | Change in stock value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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1. q. 2002-1. q. 2003 | 2. q. 2002-2. q. 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | -4.0 | -7.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic Chemicals | 21.9 | 22.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic Metals | -18.7 | 17.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Machinery and Eqipment | -26.8 | -15.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oil Platforms and Modules | 14.5 | -19.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Unadjusted value series. |
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