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Decrease in manufacturing
The output in manufacturing dropped by 1.7 per cent in the period from August to October 2005, compared with the previous three months, according to seasonally adjusted figures.
The production of intermediate goods dropped by 2.2 per cent. This was due to a downturn in basic chemicals, basic metals and pulp, paper and paper products. There were shutdowns for maintenance for some producers and products of basic chemicals in October 2005.
Capital goods
The output in capital goods decreased by 1.5 per cent from August to October compared with the previous three months. Transport and machinery equipment saw a drop in the production. Oil platforms and fabricated metal products experienced an increase in the output.
Consumer goods
The consumer goods had a 1.7 per cent decrease in the output from August to October compared with the period from May to July this year. Food, beverages and tobacco and furniture saw a drop in the production. There were only minor changes within publishing, printing and reproduction.
Seasonally adjusted figures
The seasonally adjusted figures in the period from August to October 2005 should be compared with the figures from previous three months. The output in manufacturing had then a significant growth compared with the period from February to April 2005.
| Monthly index of production. October 2005. Changes in per cent |
| Adjusted to the length of month 1 | Seasonally adjusted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| October 2004- October 2005 | January-October 2004- January-October 2005 | September- October 2005 | May-July 2005- August-October 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The overall index | -4.1 | -1.0 | -3.9 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oil and gas extraction | -8.0 | -3.6 | -6.0 | 4.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing | 1.6 | 2.8 | -0.5 | -1.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electricity, gas and steam supply | 20.9 | 25.8 | 1.1 | -5.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Main industrial groupings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intermediate goods | -1.5 | 2.3 | -1.9 | -2.2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital goods | 5.9 | 6.1 | 0.9 | -1.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer goods | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.2 | -1.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy goods | -6.3 | -1.4 | -6.0 | 3.8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Recalculated to standard month and adjusted for different number of working days per week. |
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