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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.