According to preliminary estimates, total industrial production (NACE C+D) increased by 0,4 percent in May compared to April. During the three months, March - May, production increased by 0.1 percent compared to the previous three months, December - February. Production increased by 3.6 percent from May 2006 to May 2007.
During the three months, March - May, production in the capital goods industry increased by 1.8 percent in comparison to the period December - February. During the same period, production in the intermediate goods industry increased by 0.7 percent.
Note: All comparisons between successive periods are based on seasonally-adjusted index figures. Comparisons between the current period and the corresponding period of the previous year are based on working day, not seasonally, adjusted index figures. Click here to view table: