In April 2018, industrial production adjusted for working days decreased at constant prices by 0.2%, year-on-year (y-o-y). Non-adjusted industrial production increased by 5.5%, y-o-y. Seasonally adjusted industrial production decreased by 0.9%, month-on-month (m-o-m). The value of new orders increased by 0.6%, y-o-y.
In April 2018, seasonally adjusted industrial production (including working days adjustment) decreased at constant prices by 0.9%, m-o-m. Working days adjusted industrial production decreased by 0.2%, y-o-y; non-adjusted industrial production increased by 5.5%, y-o-y. April 2018 had 2 working days more compared to April 2017. The following contributed the most to the y-o-y increase of industrial production: manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (contribution +2.1 p.p., growth by 11.4%), manufacture of fabricated metal products (contribution +1.3 p.p., growth by 13.6%), and manufacture of electrical equipment (contribution +0.9 p.p., growth by 14.7%). Industrial production decreased in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (contribution -2.2 p.p., drop by 18.0%), manufacture of other transport equipment (contribution -0.1 p.p., drop by 8.2%), and manufacture of rubber and plastic products (contribution -0.1 p.p., drop by 0.8%).
Sales from industrial activity at current prices increased by 4.6%, y-o-y, in April 2018. Direct export sales of industrial enterprises increased at current prices by 6.4%. Domestic sales, which include also indirect export via non-industrial enterprises increased at current prices by 2.0%.
The value of new orders in selected industrial CZ-NACE activities increased by 0.6%, y-o-y, in April 2018. Non-domestic new orders decreased by 0.4%, while domestic new orders increased by 2.9%. The y-o-y increase of new orders in total was the most contributed to by the following CZ-NACE divisions: manufacture of fabricated metal products (contribution +3.0 p.p., growth by 28.9%), manufacture of machinery and equipment (contribution +0.8 p.p., growth by 7.7%), and manufacture of basic metals (contribution +0.7 p.p., growth by 12.6%). New orders decreased only in manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (contribution -5.1 p.p., drop by 12.3%).
The average registered number of employees*) in enterprises with 50+ employees in industry increased in April 2018 by 2.1%, y-o-y. Their average gross monthly nominal wage increased in April 2018 by 9.2%, y-o-y, and reached CZK 34 437.
According to the Eurostat news release, working days adjusted industrial production in the EU28 in March 2018 increased by 3.0%, y-o-y. According to the preliminary time schedule, Eurostat will release data for April 2018 on 13 June 2018.
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Notes:
*) The registered number of employees indicator does not include persons working under various contracts for work, working owners of enterprises, and cooperating household members, who do not have contracts of employment. The piece of data on the registered number of employees in industry also excludes agency workers, who have contracts of employment within activities of services (CZ-NACE 78.2).
In accordance with the CZSO revision policy, at the same time when processing of data for April 2018, also data for January to March 2018 and for the year 2017 were revised.
Responsible head at the CZSO: Radek Matějka, Director of the Industrial, Construction, and Energy Statistics Department, phone number: (+420) 274 052 894, e-mail: radek.matejka@csu.gov.cz
Contact person: Iveta Danišová, Head of Industrial Statistics Unit,phone number (+420) 274 054 191,e-mail: iveta.danisova@csu.gov.cz
Method of data acquisition: direct survey of the CZSO (Prům 1-12)
End of data collection: 1 June 2018
Related outputs: time series https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/pru_ts
Next News Release will be published on: 9 July 2018
