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Industrial output increased by 6.5 per cent year-on-year in April

According to Statistics Finland, output of total industries (BCD) adjusted for working days was 6.5 per cent higher in April 2019 than in April 2018. Seasonally adjusted output grew by 2.2 per cent from March in April.

Adjusted for working days, industrial output (C) was 6.4 per cent higher in April 2019 than in April 2018. Seasonally adjusted output grew by 1.6 per cent from March in April.

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

	Value added share	Original change percentage, 2019 APR / 2018 APR	Working day adj. change percentage, 2019 APR / 2018 APR	Seasonal adj. change percentage, 2019 APR / 2019 MAR
Industry (Tol 2008)
B Mining and quarrying	2,4	14,8	14,8	3,0
BCD Total industries	100,0	5,7	6,5	2,2
C Manufacturing	86,7	5,6	6,4	1,6
10 Manufacture of food products	6,2	6,7	4,6	2,2
10-11 Food industry	7,2	7,8	5,6	2,8
11 Manufacture of beverages	1,1	14,0	10,1	7,8
13 Manufacture of textiles	0,6	-4,5	-3,6	-2,1
13-15 Textile, clothing and leather industy	1,1	-3,0	2,6	-0,8
14 Manufacture of wearing apparel	0,4	-6,1	-1,8	-0,1
15 Manufacture of leather and related products	0,2	7,7	12,0	7,7
16 Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture: Manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials	3,5	-0,1	2,8	0,2
16-17 Forest industry	13,3	-2,2	-0,8	1,7
17 Manufacture of paper and paper products	9,7	-3,0	-3,0	1,7
18 Printing and reproduction of recorded media	1,2	0,2	2,0	0,2
19-22 Chemical industry	15,7	6,1	8,8	3,2
23 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products	3,1	-2,2	1,0	1,9
24 Manufacture of basic metals	5,3	-5,0	-6,2	2,1
24-30_33 Metal industry	43,4	8,9	9,7	2,3
25 Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment	8,2	15,7	17,7	3,9
26-27 Electrical and electronics industry	13,1	15,2	11,7	1,7
28 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e. .	10,4	3,6	6,9	-2,0
29-30 Manufacture of transport equipment	2,8	5,6	7,1	-0,3
31 Manufacture of furniture	1,0	5,8	5,5	1,9
32 Other manufacturing	0,7	-0,3	-4,4	-2,8
33 Repair and installation of machinery and equipment	3,7	10,5	12,5	4,1
C Manufacturing excl. Electrical and electronics industry (26-27)	73,6	4,1	5,7	2,1
D Eletricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	10,9	3,6	3,6	0,6
Investment goods	28,8	14,2	15,3	3,4
Durable goods	1,3	2,8	3,2	0,2
Raw materials and productive goods	42,2	-0,3	0,8	0,6
Other consumer goods	13,1	9,2	9,0	4,4

Source: Volume Index of Industrial Output 2019, April. Statistics Finland

Inquiries: Maarit Mäkelä 029 551 3324, Kirsi-Maaria Manninen 029 551 2681, volyymi.indeksi@stat.fi

Director in charge: Mari Ylä-Jarkko

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Updated 10.6.2019