Industrial output grew in August 2022 both month-on-month and year-on-year

Among the examined main industries, output decreased most from the previous month in the electrical and electronics industry

Adjusted for working days, industrial output (C) increased by 1.5 per cent from one year earlier. Seasonally adjusted output went up in August by 0.1 per cent from the month before.

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Among the examined main industries, seasonally adjusted industrial output grew in August most in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, by 7.6 per cent from the month before. Output in mining and quarrying increased by 6.1 per cent and in the forest industry by 3.4 per cent from July. Output fell most from the previous month in the electrical and electronics industry, by 5.1 per cent. In the chemical industry, output decreased by 2.6 per cent and in the food industry by 0.6 per cent compared to July.

Compared to one year ago, output grew most in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply and in the electrical and electronic industry, both up by 8.0 per cent. In the forest industry, output grew by 4.9 per cent and in the metal industry by 4.4 per cent. Output decreased in other main industries from one year ago. The biggest drop, 14.3 per cent, was recorded in the electrical and electronics industry.