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Secondary Sector Production, Orders and Turnover Statistics Secondary sector increases production by 3.8% in 4th quarter 2018

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22.02.2019 - Secondary sector production rose by 3.8% in 4th quarter 2018 in comparison with the same quarter a year earlier. Turnover rose by 4.4%. This is shown by provisional results from the Federal Statistical Office (FSO).

In comparison with the previous year industrial production grew in October by 9.1%, in November by 6.7% then fell in December (-0.8%). For the whole of 4th quarter 2018 production increased by 5.1% in comparison with the same quarter a year earlier.

Construction production declined by 2.5% in 4th quarter 2018 in comparison with the same quarter a year earlier. Production declined by 4.2% in building, civil engineering also registered a decline (–5.1%). Lastly, specialised construction activities registered a decline of 1.0% in their production.

Industrial turnover climbed by 5.9%

Industrial turnover in October rose by 10.3% in comparison with the previous year, as well as in November (+7.2%) and in December (+0.4%). For the whole of 4th quarter 2018 in comparison with the same quarter a year earlier, turnover registered an increase of 5.9%.

Construction turnover fell by 1.9% in 4th quarter 2018 in comparison with the same quarter a year earlier. Turnover fell by 3.9% in building. Civil engineering registered a decline of 3.7% and specialised construction activities declined by 0.4% too.

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