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Growth in manufacturing
According to seasonally adjusted figures there was a 1.7 per cent growth within manufacturing from November 2004 to January 2005, compared with the previous three months. Capital goods and intermediate goods had the most significant increase.
The production of intermediate goods saw a 3.0 per cent growth in the same period, due to an increase within the basic chemicals, wood and wood products and pulp, paper and paper products industries.
Capital goods
The output in capital good increased by 3.7 per cent in this three-months period, compared with the previous one. Fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment as well as oil platforms and transport equipment have contributed to this growth.
Consumer goods
Consumer goods saw a 0.7 increase in this three-months period, due to a modest growth for non-durable consumer goods.
| Monthly Index of production. Januar 2005. Changes in per cent |
| Adjusted to the length of month 1 | Seasonally adjusted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| January 2004- January 2005 | November 2003-January 2004 - November 2004-January 2005 | December 2004- January 2005 | August-October 2004 - November 2004-January 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The overall index | -4.0 | -1.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oil and Gas Extraction | -9.1 | -7.8 | 0.8 | -1.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing | 6.9 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 1.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electricity, Gas and Steam Supply | 9.0 | 7.5 | 9.4 | 9.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Main industrial groupings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intermediate goods | 10.3 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital goods | 10.2 | 8.1 | -2.3 | 3.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer goods | 0.8 | 1.0 | -0.3 | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy goods | -7.3 | -6.6 | 1.6 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Recalculated to standard month and adjusted for different number of working days per week. |
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