Increase in stocks of finished products
Manufacturers’ stocks of finished products were 2.5 percent up in March from March 2012. The increase is more substantial than in February, when manufacturers’ stocks were 1.3 percent up from one year previously. Figures on stocks have been adjusted for price changes.
Stocks of finished products in manufacturing industry (volume)
Manufacturers’ opinions about their stocks improved in May
The Business Sentiment Survey for the Manufacturing Industry provides a first indication for further development of the index stocks of finished products. In this survey, manufacturers are invited to define their current stocks of finished products as too small (positive), normal or too large (negative) in relation to projected sales. These results are available two months earlier than data on stocks of finished products.
Manufacturers’ opinions on their stocks have improved in May 2013, but manufacturers defining their stocks as too large have outnumbered those defining their stocks as too small for an uninterrupted period of two years now.
Opinions on stocks of finished products
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