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Reduced stocks in manufacturing
Total stocks remained at a low level in the first quarter of 2004, mainly due to a pronounced reduction in stocks in the oil platforms and modules industry.
Total stocks levelled out in the first quarter of 2004, following a marked fall in the previous two quarters. Total stocks were 37.5 per cent lower than in the corresponding quarter last year measured in fixed prices.
Stock level1 |
Industrial Classification | Change in stock value | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4. quarter 2002-
4. quarter 2003 |
1. quarter 2003-
1. quarter 2004 |
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Total | -36.6 | -30.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic Chemicals | 11.5 | -3.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Basic Metals | 27.0 | 5.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Machinery and Eqipment | 2.4 | 12.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oil Platforms and Modules | -68.6 | -62.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 | Unadjusted value series. |
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