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Statistics: Index of Production, May 2014

Part of Index of Production, May 2014 Release

Released: 08 July 2014 – Download PDF

Key Points

  • Production output increased by 2.3% between May 2013 and May 2014. There were increases in two of the main sectors, with manufacturing being the largest contributor, increasing by 3.7%. Water supply, sewerage & waste management increased by 2.3%.
  • The main manufacturing components contributing to the increase between May 2013 and May 2014 were rubber, plastic & other non-metallic mineral products; transport equipment; and food products, beverages & tobacco.
  • Total production decreased by 0.7% between April 2014 and May 2014. Manufacturing was the largest contributor, decreasing by 1.3%.
  • The main contributors to the decrease in manufacturing were basic metals & metal products; basic pharmaceutical products & pharmaceutical preparations; and computer, electronic & optical products.
  • In the three months to May 2014, production and manufacturing were 11.3% and 7.2% respectively below their figures reached in the pre-downturn GDP peak in Q1 2008.
  • In this release, revised data have been incorporated from April 2014.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.1.0.

 
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