Industrial output grows in November

Seasonally adjusted industrial output (TOL BCD) grew by 0.4 per cent in November from the month before.

According to Statistics Finland, industrial output adjusted for working days was 1.6 per cent higher in November 2018 than in November 2017. Adjusted for working days, industrial output went up by 3.9 per cent in January to November from one year back.

Seasonally adjusted industrial output grew in several main industries in November. Seasonally adjusted industrial output grew most in mining and quarrying, by 4.6 per cent. In the chemical industry, output grew by 1.3 per cent. Output decreased most, by 6.7 per cent, in the electrical and electronics industry.