31 August 2000
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Strong growth of industrial output continued through July
According to Statistics Finland, industrial output as calculated per working day was 10.1 per cent higher in July 2000 than in July 1999. In the January to July period, industrial output went up by 8.3 per cent compared to the corresponding period in 1999. These instant preliminary data are based on information available to Statistics Finland on 30 August.
A revised growth percentage of industrial output and data by industry for July will be published on 15 September 2000 at 7 am.
According to the revised data published on 15 August 2000 industrial output grew by 11 per cent in June, which is 0.6 percentage points below the figure given in the instant preliminary data released on 31 July.
Source: Volume Index of Industrial Output 2000, July, preliminary data. Statistics Finland