15 July 1997
Rapid growth in industrial output in May
Industrial output grew by 6.1 per cent in the year to May, the
index per working day of Statistics Finland indicates. The growth
in output was mainly sustained by the paper industry and the
construction material industry. Output in the paper industry rose
by 19.5 per cent and that in the construction material industry by
20.7 per cent.
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| Change in the volume of
industrial output May 1995-96 (calculated per working day) |
|
| Wood and paper industry | 17.9 |
| Manufacturing | 7.2 |
| Metal industry | 7.1 |
| Total industry | 6.1 |
| Other manufacturing | 3.1 |
| Chemical industry | 1.7 |
| Energy supply | -4.7 |
In the January-May period industrial output increased by 7.7 per cent on the figure for the corresponding period in 1996. Output in the metal industry grew by 8.7 per cent and that in the wood and paper industry by 15.4 per cent.
Source: Volume Index of Industrial Output, May 1997.
Statistics Finland
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