TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1990
SECOND
AN SHOWED COMPARED
THE 1ST QUARTER OF 1990, THE WITH
THIS SIGNIFICANT INCREASE WAS INCREASE OF 16 POINTS OR 15.2 PER CENT.
DAYS A SEASONAL PHENOMENON DUE MAINLY TO THE LARGER NUMBER OF WORKING
QUARTER WHEN
THE MOST OF IN THE
OVER THE FIRST QUARTER MANUFACTURING WORKERS HAD THEIR LUNAR NEW YEAR HOLIDAYS.
INDEX
IN
OF
AMONG THE EIGHT BROAD INDUSTRY GROUPS, THREE RECORDED INCREASES PRODUCTION IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1990 OVER THE SAME QUARTER 1989. THEY WERE: FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO (+11.9 PER CENT); PRODUCTS AND PRINTING (+10.3 PER CENT); AND ELECTRICAL AND PRODUCTS, PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT AND OPTICAL GOODS (+2.1 PER CENT).
ON
INDUSTRY
PAPER ELECTRONIC
·
WITH DECREASES
GROUPS SHOWED THE OTHER HAND, THE OTHER BROAD DECREASES IN PRODUCTION IN THE SECOND QUARTER OF 1990 COMPARED
LARGEST PERCENTAGE THE THE SAME QUARTER OF 1989, WITH
METAL RECORDED IN THE FOLLOWING GROUPS BASIC
MACHINERY
CENT); AND AND PRODUCTS
NON-ELECTRICAL CHEMICALS, RUBBER, PLASTIC AND NON-METALLIC MINERAL PRODUCTS (~8.2 PER CENT).
FABRICATED METALS,
(-9.7
PER
QUARTER OF
COMPARING THE INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN THE SECOND 1990 WITH THAT IN THE PRECEDING QUARTER, BUT BEARING IN MIND THAT THIS ALL EIGHT BROAD COMPARISON IS MUCH AFFECTED BY SEASONAL FACTORS, INDUSTRY GROUPS SHOWED INCREASES IN PRODUCTION.
THE LARGEST PERCENTAGE INCREASES IN PRODUCTION WERE RECORDED IN (INCLUDING KNITTING) THE FOLLOWING BROAD INDUSTRY GROUPS: TEXTILES
CENT); AND (+33.7 PER CENT); PAPER PRODUCTS AND PRINTING (+21.3 PER ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS, PROFESSIONAL EQUIPMENT AND OPTICAL GOODS (+17.9 PER CENT).
THE
THE CENSUS AND IN RELEASING THESE FIGURES, A SPOKESMAN FOR
THAT EXPLAINED DEPARTMENT
INDEX OF STATISTICS
INDUSTRIAL OF PRODUCTION IS PRIMARILY INTENDED TO REFLECT THE CHANGES OVER TIME
IN OTHER WORDS, THE VOLUME LOCAL MANUFACTURING OUTPUT IN REAL TERMS.
OF PRICE OF LOCAL PRODUCTION IS MEASURED AFTER DISCOUNTING THE EFFECT CHANGES.
ON THE
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE "REPORT
WHICH QUARTERLY INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, SECOND QUARTER 1990",
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THE
IS A TABLE SHOWING CHANGES IN FOLLOWING INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN GREATER DETAIL:
THE INDEXES OF
/INDEXES OF