THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 1986
HOWEVER A FEW INDUSTRIES REPORTED A DECLINE IN PRODUCTION OVER THE SAME PERIOD, INCLUDING ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PARTS, ACCESSORIES AND MACHINERY (-13.2 PER CENT) AND RUBBER PRODUCTS (-12.1 PER CENT).
COMPARING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1986 WITH THE FOURTH QUARTER OF 1985, THE ONLY INDUSTRIES REPORTING AN INCREASE IN PRODUCTION WERE TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT (+34.9 PER CENT) AND LEATHER PRODUCTS AND FOOTWEAR (+4,8 PER CENT).
ON THE OTHER HAND, MANY INDUSTRIES RECORDED DECLINE IN PRODUCTION OVER THE SAME PERIOD. THE MORE SIGNIFICANT DECREASES WERE RECORDED IN RUBBER PRODUCTS (-32.4 PER CENT); TEXTILES (-28.3 PER CENT) FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS, EXCEPT MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT (-26.0 PER CENT) BASIC METALS (-23.5 PER CENT) AND TOBACCO (-20.2 PER CENT).
IN RELEASING THESE FIGURES, A DEPARTMENT SPOKESMAN EXPLAINED THAT THE INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO REFLECT THE LEVELS AND TRENDS OF OUTPUT IN REAL TERMS. IN OTHER WORDS, THE VOLUME OF PRODUCTION IS MEASURED AFTER REMOVING THE EFFECT OF PRICE CHANGES.
TWO TABLES ON THE OUAPTERLY INDEXES OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1086 SHOW A SUMMARY TABLE FOR BROAD INDUSTRY GROUPS, AND GIVES MORE DETAILED INDUSTRY BREAKDOWNS.
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE +REPORT ON THE QUARTERLY INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, FIRST QUARTER 1986+.
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