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Increase for manufacturing
Industrial production went up 2.3 per cent in August to October compared to May to July 2009, according to seasonally-adjusted figures.
Food products, basic chemicals and non-ferrous metals contributed to the growth within manufacturing. This was related to a significant increase in the export of fish (see External merchandise trade ), a slight increase in demand for aluminium and growth in production in the solar industry. On the other hand, wood and wood products went down by 2.4 per cent in the same period. This was related to a decrease in house-building in Norway in 2009 (see Building statistics ). Computer and electrical equipment decreased by 1.7 per cent in the same period.
Engineering industries and ships, boats and oil platforms
Output in repair, installation of machinery, ships, boats and oil platforms and machinery and equipment n.e.c increased in the last three months, while output in transport equipment n.e.c went down in the same period. Due to the stocks of unfilled orders, the industries related to machinery and equipment and ships, boats and oil platforms were able to maintain a substantial level of activity. However, according to Statistics on new orders for the third quarter of 2009 these stocks are in significant decline due to a downturn in new orders received.
From September to October 2009
Industrial production decreased by 1.5 per cent from September to October 2009, according to seasonally-adjusted figures. This came after at 2.1 per cent growth from August to September. Food products experienced a slight decrease in output from September to October, while output in basic chemicals and non-ferrous metals increased.
From October 2008 to October 2009
Output in manufacturing decreased by 5.3 per cent from October 2008 to October 2009, according to working-day adjusted figures. Basic metals and wood and wood products had an 8.8 and 7.7 per cent drop in production respectively. Machinery and equipment n.e.c increased by 0.7 per cent in the same period.
Norway and the Euro area
The Norwegian manufacturing output decreased by 4.4 per cent from September 2008 to September 2009, according to working-day adjusted figures. Industrial production in the Euro area dropped 13.4 per cent in the same period, according to figures published by Eurostat.
| Adjusted for working-days 1 | Seasonally adjusted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| October 2008- October 2009 | January 2008-October 2008- January 2009-October 2009 | September 2009- October 2009 | May 2009-July 2009- August 2009-October 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The overall index | -4.9 | -3.1 | -1.1 | 2.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oil and Gas Extraction | -6.3 | -1.7 | -1.2 | 0.7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manufacturing | -5.3 | -6.9 | -1.5 | 2.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Electricity, Gas and Steam Supply | 6.1 | -8.9 | 7.0 | 20.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Main industrial groupings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Intermediate goods | 1.5 | -9.7 | 0.7 | 6.3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capital goods | -0.7 | 2.4 | -0.3 | 1.5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consumer goods | -6.5 | -6.4 | -1.2 | 3.0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy goods | -7.2 | -2.3 | -0.4 | -1.1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Adjusted for working-days and for public holidays in Norway. |
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