Industry - July 2013

In July 2013, industrial production increased at constant prices by 2.1%, year-on-year. Working days adjusted industrial production dropped by 2.8%. Compared to the previous month, seasonally adjusted industrial production was higher by 0.4%. The value of new orders increased by 9.0%, y-o-y.

In July 2013, industrial production increased at constant prices by 2.1%, y-o-y. Working days adjusted (WDA) industrial production decreased by 2.8%. There were 2 working days more in July 2013 compared to July 2012. Seasonally adjusted industrial production (including WDA) was higher by 0.4%, m-o-m. The following contributed the most to the y-o-y increase of industrial production: manufacture of fabricated metal products (contribution +1.0 p.p., growth by 11.2%), manufacture of machinery and equipment (contribution +0.7 p.p., growth by 8.3%), and manufacture of rubber and plastic products (contribution +0.5 p.p., growth by 8.0%). Industrial production dropped most significantly in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (contribution -0.8 p.p., drop by 5.9%), mining and quarrying (contribution -0.5 p.p., drop by 11.2%), and manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (contribution -0.4% p.p., drop by 2.7%),

Sales from industrial activity at current prices increased by 3.7%, y-o-y, in July 2013. Direct export sales of industrial enterprises increased at current prices by 6.6%. Domestic sales, which include also indirect export via non-industrial enterprises increased at current prices by 0.7%.

The value of new orders in selected industrial CZ-NACE activities increased by 9.0%, y-o-y, in July 2013. Non-domestic new orders increased by 10.2%, while domestic new orders increased by 6.6%. 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 +3.0 p.p., growth by 9.0%), manufacture of fabricated metal products (contribution +2.4 p.p., growth by 19.4%), and manufacture of machinery and equipment (contribution +2.1 p.p., growth by 17.2%). The value of new orders decreased in manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (contribution -1.3 p.p., drop by 12.9%), manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (contribution -0.7 p.p., drop by 10.3%), and manufacture of basic metals (contribution -0.1 p.p., drop by 1.2%).
The average registered number of employees ^{* )} in industrial enterprises with 50+ employees decreased in July 2013 by 1.3%, y-o-y. Their average monthly gross nominal wage increased in July 2013 by 3.3%, y-o-y, and reached CZK 27 303.

According to the Eurostat news release published in June 2013, working day adjusted industrial production in the EU28 increased by 0.4%, y-o-y. According to a preliminary time schedule, data for July 2013 will be released by Eurostat on 12 September 2013 at 11 a.m.
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^*) 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. Data on the registered number of employees in industry also exclude agency workers, who have contracts of employment, however, not within the industry.


Notes:
In accordance with the CZSO revision policy, together with processing of data for July 2013, the data for April to June 2013 were revised.
Responsible head at the CZSO: Radek Matějka, phone number: (+420) 274 052 894, e-m ail: radek.matejka@csu.gov.cz
Contact person: Jan Ernest, phone number (+420) 274 054 188, e-mail: jan.ernest@csu.gov.cz
Method of data acquisition: direct survey of the CZSO (Prům 1-12)
End of data collection: 30 August 2013
Related outputs: time series /produkty/pru_ts
Next News Release will be published on: 7 October 2013