Business tendency survey for manufacturing, mining and quarrying, Q1 2019

Actual and expected changes in total production, by division and main industrial groupings. Diffusion index. Unadjusted figures¹
	Changes from previous quarter		Expected changes in next quarter
	1st quarter 2018	1st quarter 2019	1st quarter 2018	1st quarter 2019
¹A diffusion index is compiled using the estimated percentages on "ups" and "same" according to the formula: (ups + 0,5 * same) after adjustments for non-response.
Manufacturing, mining and quarrying	44.4	52.3	62.9	63.3

Manufacturing	44.7	52.6	62.8	63.2
Food, beverages and tobacco	40.2	50.1	56.5	60.1
Food products	39.2	50.0	56.0	59.3
Textiles, wearing apparel, leather	53.1	57.0	63.7	56.3
Wood and wood products	41.0	46.6	78.9	71.5
Paper and paper products	64.0	44.7	79.7	53.3
Printing, reproduction	40.7	37.2	51.9	63.0
Refined petro., chemicals, pharmac.	43.6	52.6	59.3	59.2
Basic chemicals	49.4	49.1	47.0	59.4
Rubber, plastic and mineral prod.	35.9	45.9	71.9	70.2
Basic metals	45.0	53.9	75.3	57.4
Non-ferrous metals	49.3	40.7	78.5	54.6
Fabricated metal products	48.7	63.0	67.9	64.9
Computer and electrical equipment	41.9	45.9	75.7	72.2
Machinery and equipment	56.9	61.1	59.7	59.7
Ships, boats and oil platforms	42.3	61.0	52.1	67.5
Transport equipment n.e.c	44.6	56.5	57.3	55.0
Repair, installation of machinery	52.7	52.4	60.1	68.0
Furniture and manufacturing n.e.c.	42.2	42.6	55.8	47.7

Main industrial groupings:
Intermediate goods	44.7	51.4	70.4	66.6
Capital goods	47.3	56.9	60.5	64.0
Consumer goods	41.7	49.0	56.9	58.1

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