Manufacturing output over 3 percent up in May
| mutatie (year-on-year % change) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | J | -1.7 |
| 2014 | J | 2.9 |
| 2014 | A | 0.8 |
| 2014 | S | 0.8 |
| 2014 | O | 0.1 |
| 2014 | N | -0.3 |
| 2014 | D | -3.1 |
| 2015 | J | -1.3 |
| 2015 | F | -1.7 |
| 2015 | M | -0.2 |
| 2015 | A | -1.1 |
| 2015 | M | 1.8 |
| 2015 | J | 3.1 |
| 2015 | J | 0.3 |
| 2015 | A | -1.1 |
| 2015 | S | -0.6 |
| 2015 | O | 2.5 |
| 2015 | N | 1.9 |
| 2015 | D | 2.9 |
| 2016 | J | 3.2 |
| 2016 | F | 1.4 |
| 2016 | M | 2.2 |
| 2016 | A | 3.6 |
| 2016 | M | 1.9 |
| 2016 | J | 4 |
| 2016 | J | 2.1 |
| 2016 | A | 2.1 |
| 2016 | S | 3.4 |
| 2016 | O | 0.9 |
| 2016 | N | 3.3 |
| 2016 | D | 6 |
| 2017 | J | 0.8 |
| 2017 | F | 5.4 |
| 2017 | M | 3.6 |
| 2017 | A | 1.3 |
| 2017 | M | 4.4 |
| 2017 | J | 3.4 |
| 2017 | J | 2.8 |
| 2017 | A | 4.3 |
| 2017 | S | 5.6 |
| 2017 | O | 4.2 |
| 2017 | N | 5.7 |
| 2017 | D | 5.6 |
| 2018 | J | 8 |
| 2018 | F | 3.6 |
| 2018 | M | 3.3 |
| 2018 | A | 4.8 |
| 2018 | M | 3.2 |
Strongest production growth in machinery industry
Output generated by the machinery industry was almost 7 percent up in May relative to the same month in 2017. The industries producing rubber and plastic products, transport equipment and electrotechnical products recorded above-average output growth as well.
| change (year-on-year % change) | |
|---|---|
| Machinery | 6.6 |
| Rubber and plastic products | 5.4 |
| Transport equipment | 5 |
| Electrotechnical products | 3.4 |
| Metal products | 1.4 |
| Food products | 1 |
| Pharmaceutical products | -0.1 |
| Chemical products | -0.8 |
| Manufacturing (total) | 3.2 |
| Altogether, the industries referred to in the above graph account for approximately 70 percent of total manufacturing output. | |
Manufacturing output shows positive trend
A more accurate picture of short-term output developments is obtained when figures are adjusted for seasonal effects and the working-day pattern. After adjustments, an increase is seen in the manufacturing output in May of 0.4 percent on the previous month.
Adjusted for seasonal variation, manufacturing output shows an irregular pattern with many ups and downs, but since mid-2014, the overall trend has been upward.
| index (2010=100) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | J | 100.2 |
| 2014 | J | 103 |
| 2014 | A | 102.4 |
| 2014 | S | 102 |
| 2014 | O | 102.1 |
| 2014 | N | 102.6 |
| 2014 | D | 102.1 |
| 2015 | J | 103.1 |
| 2015 | F | 103 |
| 2015 | M | 102.2 |
| 2015 | A | 102.5 |
| 2015 | M | 103.4 |
| 2015 | J | 103.6 |
| 2015 | J | 103.3 |
| 2015 | A | 101.5 |
| 2015 | S | 102 |
| 2015 | O | 104.7 |
| 2015 | N | 104.4 |
| 2015 | D | 104.4 |
| 2016 | J | 106.1 |
| 2016 | F | 103.5 |
| 2016 | M | 104.7 |
| 2016 | A | 106.6 |
| 2016 | M | 106.2 |
| 2016 | J | 106.4 |
| 2016 | J | 105.5 |
| 2016 | A | 105 |
| 2016 | S | 106.2 |
| 2016 | O | 106.4 |
| 2016 | N | 107.7 |
| 2016 | D | 108.9 |
| 2017 | J | 106.2 |
| 2017 | F | 109.3 |
| 2017 | M | 108.9 |
| 2017 | A | 108.3 |
| 2017 | M | 110.5 |
| 2017 | J | 110.2 |
| 2017 | J | 109.3 |
| 2017 | A | 110 |
| 2017 | S | 111.8 |
| 2017 | O | 111.2 |
| 2017 | N | 113.3 |
| 2017 | D | 114.2 |
| 2018 | J | 114.2 |
| 2018 | F | 113 |
| 2018 | M | 112.8 |
| 2018 | A | 113.4 |
| 2018 | M | 113.8 |
Manufacturers less confident
Dutch manufacturers were less confident in June 2018 than in the previous month. They were mainly less positive about their future output.
Germany is an important foreign market for the Dutch manufacturing industry. Confidence (i.e. the IFO index) was slightly less positive than in May. The average daily output generated by the German manufacturing industry was almost 4 percent higher in May 2018 than one year previously.
The figures in this publication are provisional and can be adjusted.
Sources
- StatLine - Industry; production and sales
Related items
- Dossier - Business Cycle