Industry - April 2015

In April 2015, industrial production increased at constant prices by 4.3%, year-on-year. Compared to the previous month, seasonally adjusted industrial production was higher by 0.8%. The value of new orders increased by 6.1%, y-o-y.

In April 2015, industrial production increased at constant prices by 4.3%, y-o-y. Seasonally adjusted industrial production was higher by 0.8%, m-o-m. The following contributed the most to the y-o-y increase of industrial production: manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (contribution +1.5 p.p., growth by 8.3%), manufacture of rubber and plastic products (contribution +0.8 p.p., growth by 12.3%), and manufacture of fabric metal products (contribution +0.7 p.p., growth by 8.1%). Industrial production decreased in mining and quarrying (contribution -0.4 p.p., drop by 10.6%), manufacture of beverages (contribution -0.2 p.p., drop by 9.4%), and manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials (contribution -0.1 p.p., drop by 5.4%).

Sales from industrial activity at current prices increased by 3.8%, y-o-y, in April 2015. Direct export sales of industrial enterprises increased at current prices by 5.7%. Domestic sales, which include also indirect export via non-industrial enterprises increased by 1.6% at current prices.  

The value of new orders in selected industrial CZ-NACE activities increased by 6.1%, y-o-y, in April 2015. Non-domestic new orders increased by 4.8%, while domestic new orders increased by 8.7%. The y-o-y growth of new orders in total was the most contributed to by the following CZ-NACE divisions: manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (contribution +2.2 p.p., growth by 5.9%), manufacture of electrical equipment (contribution +1.1 p.p., growth by 11.1%), and manufacture of fabricated metal products (contribution +0.9 p.p., growth by 7.4%). New orders decreased only in manufacture of basic metals (contribution -0.2 p.p., drop by 2.5%).

 The average registered number of employees^*) in industrial enterprises with 50+ employees increased in April 2015 by 3.3%, y-o-y. Their average monthly nominal gross wage increased in April 2015 by 3.4%, y-o-y, and reached CZK 28 349.

 According to the Eurostat news release working day adjusted industrial production in the EU28 in March 2015 increased by 2.0%, y-o-y. According to a preliminary time schedule, data for April 2015 will be released by Eurostat on 12 June 2015 at 11:00 a.m.

Responsible head at the CZSO: Radek Matějka, phone number: (+420) 274 052 894, e-mail: radek.matejka@csu.gov.cz
Contact person: Veronika Doležalová, phone number (+420) 274 054 286,e-mail: veronika.dolezalova@csu.gov.cz
Method of data acquisition: direct survey of the CZSO (Prům 1-12)
End of data collection: 2 June 2015
Related outputs: time series https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/pru_ts 
Next News Release will be published on: 7 July 2015