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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1992

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BROAD YEAR

THE

THE GREATEST GROWTH IN PRODUCTION (+13.5%) WAS RECORDED IN INDUSTRY GROUP OF PAPER PRODUCTS AND PRINTING. THIS YEAR-ON- GROWTH RATE REPRESENTED A CONTINUED RISE IN PRODUCTION IN THIS GROUP FROM THE FIRST AND SECOND QUARTERS OF THE YEAR: THE YEAR-ON- YEAR GROWTH RATES FOR WHICH WERE 10% AND 8.2% RESPECTIVELY.

PRODUCTION IN THE INDUSTRY GROUP OF ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC PARTS, ACCESSORIES AND MACHINERY INCREASED BY 11.4% IN THE THIRD QUARTER OF 1991 OVER A YEAR EARLIER. YEAR-ON-YEAR GROWTH RATES FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND QUARTERS WERE 14.3% AND 6.7% RESPECTIVELY.

INCREASES IN OUTPUT WERE ALSO RECORDED IN TEXTILES, INCLUDING KNITTING (+6.9%); AND BASIC METALS, FABRICATED METAL PRODUCTS AND NON-ELECTRICAL MACHINERY (+3.8%).

ON THE OTHER HAND, DECREASES WERE REGISTERED IN WEARING APPAREL, EXCEPT KNITWEAR AND FOOTWEAR (-5.8%); AND FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO (-5.2%).

THE INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IS PRIMARILY INTENDED ΤΟ REFLECT THE CHANGES OVER TIME OF LOCAL MANUFACTURING OUTPUT IN REAL TERMS. IN OTHER WORDS, THE VOLUME OF LOCAL PRODUCTION IS MEASURED AFTER DISCOUNTING THE EFFECT OF PRICE CHANGES.

MORE DETAILED INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN THE "REPORT ON THE QUARTERLY INDEX OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION, 3RD QUARTER 1991", WHICH

WHICH IS ON

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FURTHER ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE SURVEY MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 839 3250.

THE FOLLOWING IS A TABLE SHOWING CHANGES IN THE INDEXES OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN GREATER OFTAIL:

INDEXES OF INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION BY BROAD INDUSTRY GROUP AND SELECTED INDUSTRY GROUP

BROAD INDUSTRY GROUP / SELECTED INDUSTRY GROUP

( 1986 =

100)

INDEX FOR

3RD QTR. 1991

% CHANGE OVER 3RD QTR. 1990

2ND QTR.

1991

145

THE

P

-2.7

113

-5.8

+8.7

1. FOOD, BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO

2. WEARING APPAREL, EXCEPT

KNITWEAR AND FOOTWEAR

3. TEXTILES (INCLUDING KNITTING}

110

+6.9

+19.7

4. PAPER PRODUCTS AND PRINTING

227

+13.5

+15.2

/5. CHEMICALS, RUBFER