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Growth in manufacturing
Industrial production went up 1.4 per cent from the second to the third quarter of 2009, according to seasonally-adjusted figures. This growth came after a downturn in the four previous quarters.
Food products, which is the most significant part within manufacturing, saw a 3.8 per cent increase in the third quarter of 2009. This change has contributed to the growth within the industrial production and was related to a significant increase in the export of food in the third quarter of 2009 (see External merchandise trade ).
Basic metals
Increased output in non-ferrous metals also contributed to the growth within the industrial production in the third quarter of 2009 with an 11.4 per cent rise compared with the second quarter of 2009. The upturn came after a drop in the four previous quarters due to poor demand. Paper and paper products and repair and installation of machinery also had a growth in the output in the third quarter. The production in these industries went up by 8.1 and 4.7 per cent respectively.
Ships, boats and oil platforms
Ships, boats and oil platforms and machinery and equipment n.e.c had a 1.4 and 0.7 per cent increase in the output in the third quarter compared with the second quarter, according to seasonally-adjusted figures. Due to the stocks of unfilled orders, these industries were able to maintain a substantial level of activity. Statistic on new orders for the third quarter of 2009 show that these stocks were significantly reduced in this period.
From August to September 2009
Industrial production increased by 2.2 per cent from August to September 2009, according to seasonally-adjusted figures. Food products, paper and paper products together with basic chemicals had a growth in the output.
From September 2008 to September 2009
Output in manufacturing decreased by 4.4 per cent from September 2008 to September 2009, according to working-day adjusted figures. Basic metals and wood and wood products had a substantial drop in production, while the output in food products and machinery and equipment n.e.c increased by 4.9 and 5.3 per cent respectively.
Norway and the Euro Area
The Norwegian manufacturing output decreased by 7.8 per cent from August 2008 to August 2009, according to working-day adjusted figures. Industrial production in the Euro area dropped 16.4 per cent in the same period, according to figures published by Eurostat.
| Adjusted for working-days 1 | Seasonally adjusted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| September 2008- September 2009 | January 2008-September 2008- January 2009-September 2009 | August 2009- September 2009 | April 2009-June 2009- July 2009-September 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The overall index | -1.2 | -2.9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oil and gas extraction | -1.3 | -1.1 | -0.1 | -0.6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing | -4.4 | -7.1 | 2.2 | 1.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electricity, gas and steam supply | 0.3 | -10.6 | 6.6 | 6.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Main industrial groupings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intermediate goods | -12.9 | -10.9 | 0.0 | -4.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital goods | 0.6 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer goods | -2.8 | -6.3 | 1.7 | 2.9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy goods | 0.0 | -1.6 | -1.3 | -1.4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Adjusted for working-days and for public holidays in Norway. |
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