Industrial Output Falls By 1.5%

Industrial output decreased by 1.5% between August 2012 and 2013 and reflects a 0.2% fall in manufacturing, 10.2% in mining and quarrying and 3.5% in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning according to the ONS.

A large upward contribution came from transport equipment manufacturing with an increase of 12.5% mainly from the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers.

The monthly comparison shows a decrease of 1.1% between July and August 2013. All four sectors fell with the biggest falls in manufacturing at 1.2%.

Transport Helps Manufacturing Increase By 2%

The index of production published by the ONS fell by 0.7% in September 2011 compared with September 2010. The manufacturing index rose by 2.0%, increasing in 8 of the 13 sub-sectors and falling in 5. The transport equipment industries contributed the most to the increase, the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers making the biggest contribution within the sub-sector.

In the monthly comparison between August and September 2011, production remained unchanged with manufacturing rising by 0.2%. The index of production rose by 0.4 per cent in Q3 2011.