Index of Production, October 2015

9 Dec 2015 02:24 PM

Main points

• Total production output is estimated to have increased by 1.7% in October 2015 compared with October 2014. There were increases in 3 of the 4 main sectors, with mining & quarrying output being the largest contributor, increasing by 8.5%.
• Manufacturing output decreased by 0.1% in October 2015 compared with October 2014. The largest contribution to the decrease came from the manufacture of machinery & equipment not elsewhere classified, which decreased by 15.3%.
• Total production output in October 2015 is estimated to have increased by 0.1% compared with September 2015. There were increases in 3 of the 4 main sectors, with the largest positive contribution coming from the water supply, sewerage & waste management output, which increased by 1.7%.
• Manufacturing output decreased by 0.4% in October 2015 compared with September 2015. The largest contribution to the decrease came from other manufacturing & repair, which decreased by 5.4%.
• In the 3 months to October 2015, production and manufacturing were 8.9% and 6.1% respectively below their figures reached in the pre-downturn GDP peak in Q1 2008.
• In this release, periods back to January 2014 are open for revision, in line with the National Accounts revisions policy.

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