28 April 2000
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Industrial output grew by 9.1 per cent from last year's March
According to Statistics Finland, industrial output as calculated per working day was 9.1 per cent higher in March 2000 than in March 1999. These instant preliminary data are based on information available to Statistics Finland on 27 April.
A more accurate growth percentage of industrial output and data by industry for March will be published on 15 May 2000 at 7 am.
According to the revised data published on 14 April 2000, the growth of the industrial output was 6.2 per cent in February, which is 0.2 percentage points more than estimated in the instant preliminary data.
Source: Volume Index of Industrial Output 2000, preliminary data, March. Statistics Finland