29 February, 2000
Inquiries: Mr Rami Peltola +358 9 1734 3615, Mr Kari
Rautio +358 9 1734 2479
Director in charge: Mr Ilkka Hyppönen
New instant preliminary data on change in industrial output
Statistics Finland will start to publish the change percentage of total industrial output in the form of instant preliminary data. The information will become public on the last weekday of the month and relate to industrial output in the previous month. Preliminary data on the change in industrial output by industry will be issued six weeks from the end of the statistical month, as before.
Industrial output up by 6,5 per cent in January
According to Statistics Finland, industrial output as calculated per working day was 6,5 per cent higher in January 2000 than in January 1999. These instant preliminary data are based on information available to Statistics Finland on 28 February.
A more accurate growth percentage of industrial output and data by industry for January will be published on 15 March 2000 at 7 am. Statistics Finland has monitored the difference between the change percentage of the instant preliminary data and that of the volume index of industrial output from last year's June. Until now, the change percentage of the actual monthly index has differed, on average, by one percentage point from the instant preliminary data.
Source: Preliminary data on the Volume Index of Industrial Output 2000, January. Statistics Finland