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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1984
SINCE 1977, THE DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN PUBLISHING THE QUARTERLY INDEXES OF TEXTILE PRODUCTION COVERING THE SPINNING AND WEAVING INDUSTRIES. IN 1982, A NEW QUARTERLY SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION WAS INITIATED WITH THE PURPOSE OF PRODUCING AN INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION FOR THE WHOLE MANUFACTURING SECTOR.
THE INDEX, WITH THE QUARTERLY OUTPUT AVERAGE OF 1981 TAKEN AS 100, IS AIMED AT PROVIDING AN UP-TO-DATE INDICATOR OF THE LEVELS AND TRENDS OF NET OUTPUT AT CONSTANT PRICES FOR INDIVIDUAL INDUSTRIES AS WELL AS FOR THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR AS A WHOLE.
IT ALSO SUPPLEMENTS THE STATISTICS COMPILED FROM THE ANNUAL ECONOMIC SURVEYS WHICH PROVIDE MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ON THE PERFORMANCE, OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS AND COST STRUCTURE OF DIFFERENT MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES.
THE QUARTERLY SURVEY OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION COVERED ALL MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS ENGAGING 500 OR MORE PERSONS,
THE AND A SAMPLE OF THOSE ENGAGING FEWER THAN 500 PERSONS. TOTAL SAMPLE SIZE FOR THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1984 AMOUNTED TO 4 000 ESTABLISHMENTS.
A SUMMARY TABLE OF THE QUARTERLY INDEXES OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION BY BROAD INDUSTRY GROUP, COVERING THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1982 TO THE FIRST QUARTER OF 1984, IS GIVEN BELOW.
MORE DETAILED INFORMATION IS CONTAINED IN THE +REPORT ON THE QUARTERLY INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, FIRST QUARTER 1982 - FIRST QUARTER 1984+.
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FURTHER ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE DEPARTMENT'S INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH SECTION AT TELEPHONE NUMBER 3-7224504.
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