Industry, Construction - July

In July 2009 seasonally adjusted industrial production decreased by 2.4% compared with June 2009. Industrial production fell by 18.2% compared with July 2008.
In July 2009 seasonally adjusted construction output fell by 0.7% compared with June 2009. Construction output dropped by 4.4% compared with July 2008.Industry

In July 2009 industrial production declined by 18.2% compared with July 2008. Working day adjusted the industrial production dropped by 16.1%. July 2009 had one working day less compared to July 2008. Seasonally adjusted (SA) and working day adjusted (WDA) industrial production decreased by 2.4% compared with June 2009. The annual decline in industrial production was most contributed to by manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (contribution –3.9 p.p., drop by 24.6%), manufacture of machinery and equipment (contribution –3.1 p.p., drop by 34.4%), fabricated metal products (contribution –2.3 p.p., drop by 25.0%) and manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products; casting of metals (contribution –1.6%, drop by 32.6%). Industrial production grew in manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco (contribution +0.1 p.p., growth by 3.1%) and manufacture of other transport equipment (contribution +0.04 p.p., growth by 3.0%).

Revenues from industrial activity at current prices fell by 19.7% compared with July 2008. Direct export revenues of industrial enterprises at current prices decreased by 19.6%. Their share in total revenues of industrial enterprises made up 46.2%.

The value of new orders in selected industrial CZ-NACE activities declined by 21.2% compared with July 2008 (non-domestic new orders fell by 22.0%). The y-o-y drop of total new orders was most contributed to by manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products; casting of metals (contribution –5.1%, drop by 49.5%), manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (contribution –5.0%, drop by 18.3%) and manufacture of machinery and equipment (contribution –3.6 p.p., drop by 27.5%). New orders grew only in manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (contribution +0.1 p.p., growth by 5.5%).

The average registered number of employees in industrial enterprises with 50 or more employees decreased by 12.9% compared with July 2008. Their average monthly nominal wage rose by 2.4% compared with July 2008 and reached CZK 24 300.

Construction

In July 2009 construction output decreased by 4.4% at constant prices compared with July 2008, working day adjusted construction output dropped by 3.3%. July 2009 had one working day less compared with July 2008. Seasonally adjusted construction output decreased by 0.7% compared with June 2009. Like in the previous months building construction output continued decreasing (contribution –8.0 p.p., drop by 11.4%) and civil engineering output growing (contribution +3.6 p.p., growth by 12.1%).

The average registered number of employees in construction enterprises with 50 or more employees increased by 0.4% compared with July 2008. Their average monthly nominal wage increased by 3.4% compared with July 2008 and reached CZK 29 189.
According to the Eurostat news release, WDA industrial production in the EU 27 declined by 15.6% in June 2009, compared with June 2008. The data for July 2009 will be released by Eurostat at 11:00 a.m. on 14 September 2009.

According to the Eurostat news release, WDA construction output in the EU 27 dropped by 14.1% in June 2009, compared with June 2008. Building construction fell by 17.7% and civil engineering increased by 1.2%. The data for July 2009 will be released by Eurostat at 11:00 a.m. on 17 September 2009.
Starting from January 2009 the industry and construction figures are in compliance with the new CZ-NACE classification. Exhaustive information on the introduction of this classification including conversion tables is available at:
/klasifikace_ekonomickych_cinnosti_-cz_nace-.
The time series of basic industry and construction data have been recalculated accordingly. More detailed information and recalculated time series covering the period 2000–2008 are available in the section Methodology, Time series:
Industry:
/pru_m
http://www.czso.cz/eng/redakce.nsf/i/pru_ts
Construction:
http://www.czso.cz/eng/redakce.nsf/i/sta_m
http://www.czso.cz/eng/redakce.nsf/i/sta_ts

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Notes:
Contacts:
Industry – Jan Ernest, phone (+420)274054188, e-mail: jan.ernest@csu.gov.cz
Construction – Petra Curinova, phone (+420)274054199, e-mail: petra.curinova@csu.gov.cz
Source of data: CZSO surveys
End of data collection: 4 September 2009
End of data processing: 9 September 2009