Business survey manufacturing industry

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Enterprises by activity (SIC 93) Periods Production and capacity utilisation Obstacles to production Obstacles because of labour shortage (%)
Food, beverages and tobacco 2010 November .
2010 December .
2011 January 1
2011 February .
2011 March .
2011 April 0
2011 May .
2011 June .
2011 July 0
2011 August .
2011 September .
2011 October 0
Manufacture of beverages and tobacco 2010 November .
2010 December .
2011 January 0
2011 February .
2011 March .
2011 April 0
2011 May .
2011 June .
2011 July 0
2011 August .
2011 September .
2011 October 0
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation

Production and capacity utilisation, orders, sales prices, stocks final
products, competitive position, sales, number of employees for
enterprises by activity (SIC 93). February 1989 - October 2011.
Changed on December 05 2011.
Frequency: Discontinued.

Description topics

Production and capacity utilisation
The development of production in the previous month compared with the
month before (realisation) and the anticipated development of production
in the subsequent three months. Seasonal effects are taken into account
by the respondents. Other indicators closely related to production are
utilisation, the (technical) production capacity and obstacles to
production. The answers are weighted according to the company's turnover
value.
Obstacles to production
Every last month in a quarter manufacturers indicate whether there are
bottlenecks in production, e.g. insufficient demand, insufficient
capacity, labour shortage.
Obstacles because of labour shortage