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Enterprises by activity (SIC 93) Periods Production and capacity utilisation Forecast production Forecast increase (%) Production and capacity utilisation Forecast production Forecast remain the same (%) Production and capacity utilisation Forecast production Forecast decrease (%) Production and capacity utilisation Forecast production Forecast balance (%)
Manufacturing industry 2010 November 21 63 16 5
2010 December 15 63 22 -7
2011 January 15 67 18 -3
2011 February 21 66 13 8
2011 March 27 64 9 18
2011 April 28 61 11 17
2011 May 22 68 10 12
2011 June 18 70 12 6
2011 July 15 67 18 -3
2011 August 18 72 10 8
2011 September 27 62 11 16
2011 October 24 59 17 7
Food, beverages and tobacco 2010 November 22 58 20 2
2010 December 20 47 33 -13
2011 January 9 58 33 -24
2011 February 18 61 21 -3
2011 March 25 52 23 2
2011 April 30 51 19 11
2011 May 24 65 11 13
2011 June 15 77 8 7
2011 July 9 84 7 2
2011 August 15 82 3 12
2011 September 25 68 7 18
2011 October 23 70 7 16
Manufacture of beverages and tobacco 2010 November 2 45 53 -51
2010 December 3 25 72 -69
2011 January 5 50 45 -40
2011 February 41 18 41 0
2011 March 45 16 39 6
2011 April 46 15 39 7
2011 May 39 58 3 36
2011 June 10 87 3 7
2011 July 2 94 4 -2
2011 August 2 97 1 1
2011 September 1 85 14 -13
2011 October 4 90 6 -2
Electrotechnical industry 2010 November 34 63 3 31
2010 December 17 75 8 9
2011 January 10 70 20 -10
2011 February 11 88 1 10
2011 March 40 59 1 39
2011 April 71 28 1 70
2011 May 40 58 2 38
2011 June 52 46 2 50
2011 July 21 71 8 13
2011 August 9 84 7 2
2011 September 36 61 3 33
2011 October 43 54 3 40
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.
Forecast production
Response percentages to the question: 'Do you expect production to
increase, decrease or remain the same in the next three months?'
Based on their expertise and information (e.g. order books), manufacturers
forecast the direction in which production will develop.
Forecast increase
Forecast remain the same
Forecast decrease
Forecast balance
The weighted percentage of manufacturers who expect production
to increase minus the percentage of manufacturers who expect
production to decrease. This balance gives an insight into the direction
in which production will develop in the subsequent three months.