Business tendency survey for manufacturing, mining and quarrying, Q3 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
	3rd quarter 2018	3rd quarter 2019	3rd quarter 2018	3rd 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	53.8	52.6	54.1	49.3

Manufacturing	53.8	52.6	54.1	49.3
Food, beverages and tobacco	50.5	48.0	50.4	52.1
Food products	50.5	48.7	50.4	52.3
Textiles, wearing apparel, leather	54.7	49.8	36.0	43.7
Wood and wood products	53.4	53.0	49.9	44.5
Paper and paper products	41.6	40.1	36.8	42.6
Printing, reproduction	38.5	52.3	39.5	38.0
Refined petro., chemicals, pharmac.	57.8	57.0	55.4	39.4
Basic chemicals	56.4	46.9	48.5	41.7
Rubber, plastic and mineral prod.	54.1	55.5	53.8	44.6
Basic metals	56.8	62.7	50.9	42.2
Non-ferrous metals	54.1	61.1	46.7	43.0
Fabricated metal products	60.5	58.8	62.0	55.8
Computer and electrical equipment	57.6	46.7	53.3	49.1
Machinery and equipment	60.7	49.8	65.0	43.4
Ships, boats and oil platforms	53.2	62.2	56.9	53.3
Transport equipment n.e.c	51.4	44.5	49.8	49.9
Repair, installation of machinery	51.7	56.1	56.7	53.5
Furniture and manufacturing n.e.c.	47.6	40.1	59.9	58.7

Main industrial groupings:
Intermediate goods	55.4	54.9	52.5	47.9
Capital goods	55.7	54.1	59.2	50.2
Consumer goods	49.9	48.0	50.5	50.5

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