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Slow down in manufacturing
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2000-06-06T10:00:00.000Z
Energy and manufacturing;National accounts and business cycles;Energy and manufacturing
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pii, Index of industrial production, industrial production, volume indicator, intermediate goods, capital goods, consumer goods, energy goodsEnergy , Oil and gas , Business cycles , Manufacturing, mining and quarrying , National accounts and business cycles, Energy and manufacturing
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Index of industrial production, April 2000

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Slow down in manufacturing

Weekly adjusted data from manufacturing showed a decrease by 1.3 per cent from January to April 2000 compared to the same period last year. The engineering industries saw a significant decline during this period.

The manufacturing output in April 2000 was about 4 per cent lower than in the same month of 1999. The fabricated metal, the machinery equipment and the transport equipment sector showed the most negative rate of growth. One factor that partly explains this change was the Easter holiday in April this year as opposed to last year when the Easter holiday was divided between March and April. Nevertheless those sectors had clear downward development when comparing figures from the first four months in 2000 with the corresponding period last year.

Energy goods

The overall index seasonally adjusted has been reduced from March to April 2000 due to a lower production of energy goods - especially gas. From January to April 2000, however, there has been an increased production of energy goods compared to the same period in 1999.

Monthly Index of production. April 2000. Changes in per cent
  Adjusted to the length of month1 Seasonally adjusted
  Apr. 1999-
Apr. 2000 		Jan. 1999-Apr. 1999-
Jan. 2000-Apr. 2000 		Mar. 2000-
Apr. 2000 		Last three months
The overall index 2,7 4,1 -1,9 -0,2
         
Oil and Gas Extraction 5,2 6,9 -5,0 0,1
Manufacturing -4,2 -1,3 -1,7 -1,0
Electricity, Gas and Steam Supply 24,8 18,1 -1,7 10,5
         
Main industrial groupings        
Intermediate goods -5,1 -1,0 -1,6 -1,7
Capital goods -6,3 -3,0 -0,9 0,0
Consumer goods -0,4 0,1 -1,8 0,1
Energy goods 7,2 7,5 -2,9 1,4
1  Recalculated to standard month and adjusted for different number of working days per week.