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Industrial output grew by 2.2 per cent in March

According to Statistics Finland, output of total industries (BCDE) adjusted for working days was 2.2 per cent higher in March than twelve months earlier. Seasonally adjusted output grew in March by 0.3 per cent compared with the previous month.

Adjusted for working days, industrial output (C) grew by 2.3 per cent from one year back in March. The manufacture of transport equipment decreased by 25.5 per cent. The manufacture of food products also diminished. Its output fell by 8.1 per cent from March 2010. The manufacture of basic metals grew by 16.9 per cent.

Table 1c. Volume index of industrial output, value added, original, working day adjusted, seasonally adjusted change percentage

	Value added share	Original change percentage, 2011 MAR / 2010 MAR	Working day adj. change percentage, 2011 MAR / 2010 MAR	Seasonal adj. change percentage, 2011 MAR / 2011 FEB
Industry (Tol 2008)
Total industries	100,0	5,5	2,2	0,3
B Mining and quarrying	1,6	14,4	6,1	0,0
C Manufacturing	83,6	5,9	2,3	3,6
10 Manufacture of food products	7,4	-5,9	-8,1	-2,5
11 Manufacture of beverages	1,3	-17,4	-19,5	-0,0
13 Manufacture of textiles	0,7	15,2	11,6	0,2
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel	0,4	22,7	16,7	0,0
15 Manufacture of leather and related products	0,2	5,0	-1,7	-3,1
16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials	3,3	8,9	2,8	3,7
17 Manufacture of paper and paper products	7,5	14,1	13,4	1,6
18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media	2,2	-6,2	-9,7	2,0
23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products	3,0	11,0	5,2	-0,6
24 Manufacture of basic metals	2,1	18,2	16,9	2,1
25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment	8,6	7,5	3,2	3,1
28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.	11,3	18,2	13,4	0,1
29 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers	1,1	-5,7	-12,3	-15,4
30 Manufacture of other transport equipment	1,4	-35,3	-39,4	-8,2
31 Manufacture of furniture	1,3	6,2	1,2	-1,4
32 Other manufacturing	0,9	-6,9	-8,9	-0,3
33 Repair and installation of machinery and equipment	3,9	15,3	11,1	1,9
D Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	12,4	2,3	2,3	0,2
E Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2,3	2,3	-0,4	-2,4
36 Water collection, treatment and supply	0,7	2,2	1,2	-1,3
Main industrial groupings:
Raw materials and productive goods	34,6	12,1	8,4	3,5
Investment goods	31,1	5,0	2,3	-1,3
Durable goods	1,7	8,5	2,5	-0,2
Other consumer goods	14,9	-3,3	-6,7	-1,7
Special indices:
10-11 Food industry	8,7	-7,7	-10,2	-3,4
13-15 Textile, clothing and leather industry	1,3	15,8	11,5	0,3
16-17 Forest industry	10,7	12,4	10,4	1,9
19-22 Chemical industry	13,1	3,9	1,6	7,8
24-30 Metal industry	38,5	7,8	3,5	-1,4
26-27 Electrical and electronics industry	13,9	4,5	1,2	-0,5
25,28-30,33 Machinery and metal product industry	26,2	9,9	4,3	-2,2
29-30 Manufacture of transport equipment	2,5	-22,6	-25,5	-10,8

Source: Volume Index of Industrial Output 2011, January-April. Statistics Finland

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Updated 28.6.2011