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

Actual and expected changes in employment, 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	47.2	53.4	53.3	56.1

Manufacturing	47.0	53.5	53.2	56.1
Food, beverages and tobacco	42.0	49.1	49.6	49.2
Food products	41.4	49.4	49.6	49.5
Textiles, wearing apparel, leather	61.1	54.8	55.7	55.2
Wood and wood products	50.0	40.0	58.6	61.2
Paper and paper products	45.0	51.0	53.4	53.3
Printing, reproduction	44.6	44.5	35.4	43.8
Refined petro., chemicals, pharmac.	55.4	55.7	56.6	50.4
Basic chemicals	52.8	41.9	52.0	47.3
Rubber, plastic and mineral prod.	40.4	49.3	61.0	58.3
Basic metals	44.2	53.8	47.7	55.0
Non-ferrous metals	44.6	49.5	45.6	53.9
Fabricated metal products	52.8	58.5	57.5	60.1
Computer and electrical equipment	50.4	55.2	63.1	59.6
Machinery and equipment	53.9	64.9	55.5	63.2
Ships, boats and oil platforms	44.8	67.6	54.7	63.8
Transport equipment n.e.c	42.6	54.9	39.0	62.6
Repair, installation of machinery	47.8	54.7	47.6	60.7
Furniture and manufacturing n.e.c.	38.0	40.7	46.8	43.2

Main industrial groupings:
Intermediate goods	50.3	50.3	57.6	58.1
Capital goods	47.5	59.8	53.1	60.9
Consumer goods	43.5	49.9	48.6	48.8

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