Published on: 5 April 2017

Industrial production increased by 2.7% in February

In February 2017, the volume of industrial output rose by 2.7% year-on-year.

Adjusted for working days, the production grew by 7.0%, the significant difference between crude and adjusted data is primarily caused by last year’s leap-day effect.

Year-on-year, output went up by 4.5% in the first two months of this year.

The volume of industrial production in February – according to seasonally and working-day adjusted indices – was above the level of the previous month by 3.4%.

Volume indices of industrial production

(%)

Period Non-adjusted (crude) From the beginning of the year Working-day adjusted Seasonally and working-day adjusted, previous month = 100.0
corresponding period of previous year = 100.0
2016February106.2 102.9 101.9 98.4
March94.4 99.8 96.7 98.5
April104.7 101.1 104.7 106.2
May109.1 102.6 104.1 99.4
June99.4 102.1 99.4 97.6
July95.4 101.1 100.0 100.0
August110.8 102.1 103.3 101.4
September96.3 101.4 96.3 97.2
October98.2 101.1 98.2 102.3
November100.7 101.0 100.7 100.9
December99.5 100.9 101.9 100.4
2017January 106.5 106.5 101.6 100.0
February102.7 104.5 107.0 103.4