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Drop in manufacturing output
The output in Norwegian manufacturing dropped by 1.0 per cent from November 2007 to January 2008 compared with August to October 2007, according to seasonally adjusted figures.
The output in intermediate goods went down by 2.5 per cent in this period. This was mainly due to a decline in basic chemicals, basic metals and wood and wood products. There were only minor changes in the production of consumer goods and the output in food products was almost unaltered.
Capital goods
Capital goods output rose by 1.3 per cent from November 2007 to January 2008 compared with the previous three-month period. Growth in platforms and machinery and equipment contributed to this upturn.
Growth since January 2007
According to working-day adjusted figures the manufacturing output increased by 2.6 per cent in January 2008 compared with January 2007. The capital goods output had a significant increase, while the production of intermediate goods decreased.
Index of production 2008
Seasonal adjustments for movable public holidays have been updated in the index of production in 2008.
Norway and the euro area
According to working-day adjusted figures there was a 2.3 per cent drop in Norwegian manufacturing output from December 2006 to December 2007. Industrial production in the euro area rose by 1.0 per cent in the same period, according to figures published by Eurostat .
| Adjusted for working-days 1 | Seasonally adjusted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| January 2007- January 2008 | November 2006-January 2007- November 2007-January 2008 | December 2007- January 2008 | August 2007-October 2007- November 2007-January 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The overall index | -1.4 | -0.4 | 1.5 | -2.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oil and Gas Extraction | -3.9 | -3.1 | 2.1 | -0.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing | 2.6 | 1.3 | 2.8 | -1.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electricity, Gas and Steam Supply | 11.6 | 16.7 | -2.7 | -15.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Main industrial groupings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intermediate goods | -2.5 | -1.2 | 0.8 | -2.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital goods | 12.6 | 7.9 | 6.3 | 1.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer goods | 0.6 | -1.1 | 2.6 | -0.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy goods | -2.3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -1.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Adjusted for working-days and for moving holidays. |
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