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Weekly Bulletin issue no. 50, 1997 <sti>Stikktittel

Index of production, October 1997:

Growth in industrial production

The production index for oil and gas production, manufacturing, mining and power supply (the all-items index) grew 2.2 per cent from September to October, after taking normal seasonal variations into account. Growth through the three previous months was a seasonally adjusted 1.5 per cent. The all-items index is now 7.8 per cent higher than the same month in 1996.
Industrial output is now 3.8 per cent above the same month last year, with production growing a seasonally adjusted 1.5 per cent from September to October. The annual growth trend for industrial production in October was 2.3 per cent. The metals industry and offshore oil platform-related industry have both seen noticeable growth in the past month.

New Statistics

Index of production, October 1997.
Statistics are published every month in the Weekly Bulletin of Statistics. More information: Kjell Berger, tel. +47 21 09 47 19, e-mail: ksb@ssb.no or Øyvind Naustdal, tel. +47 21 09 47 33, e-mail: oyn@ssb.no.

Weekly Bulletin issue no. 50, 1997