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Small changes in stocks
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2009-02-20T10:00:00.000Z
Energy and manufacturing;National accounts and business cycles
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lsi, Index of stocks in manufacturing (discontinued), total stocks, finished goods, unfinished goods, value, volumeBusiness cycles , Manufacturing, mining and quarrying , National accounts and business cycles, Energy and manufacturing
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Index of stocks in manufacturing (discontinued), Q4 2008

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Small changes in stocks

Total stocks in manufacturing were unchanged from the fourth quarter of 2007 to the fourth quarter of 2008. The high stock of unfinished goods is due to the high level of activity within the engineering industries.

Stock volume. Changes in one year

In fixed prices, the total stocks were down by 2.1 per cent from the fourth quarter of 2007 to the fourth quarter of 2008. The main reason to this was lower stocks of unfinished goods. In current prices, a similar comparison gave an increase of 3.5 per cent. The stocks of unfinished goods were still at a high level in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Stock level1
Industrial Classification Change in stock value
3rd quarter 2007-
3rd quarter 2008 		4th quarter 2007-
4th quarter 2008
Total 8.6 3.5
Basic Chemicals 81.5 33.3
Basic Metals 21.2 13.3
Machinery and Eqipment 54.1 40.4
Oil Platforms and Modules -24.1 -19.8
1  Unadjusted value series.

Important announcement: New classification being implemented shortly

As from the first quarter of 2009, a new version of Eurostat's industry classification, NACE, will be in use. Statistics on stocks are affected by the change of nomenclature from the publication of the first quarter of 2009 results. Click here to read more about the implications for users, calculation and dissemination.