31 October, 2000
Inquiries: Mr Kari Rautio +358 9 1734
2479, kari.rautio@stat.fi
Director in charge: Mr Ilkka Hyppönen
Strong growth of industrial output continued in September
According to Statistics Finland, industrial output as calculated per working day was as much as 14.2 per cent higher in September 2000 than in September 1999. In the January to September period, industrial output grew by almost 10 per cent compared to the same period last year. These instant preliminary data are based on information available to Statistics Finland on 30 October.
A more accurate growth percentage of industrial output and data by industry for September will be published on 15 November 2000 at 7 am.
According to the data published on 13 October 2000, the growth of industrial output for August was 13.7 per cent, which is 0.2 percentage points higher than the figure given in the instant preliminary data released on 29 September 2000.
Source: Volume Index of Industrial Output 2000, September, preliminary data. Statistics Finland