Industry - September 2016
Number of employees in industry continued to grow
Publication Date: 08. 11. 2016
Product Code: 150153-16
In September 2016, industrial production increased at constant prices by 2.7%, year-on-year (y-o-y). Seasonally adjusted industrial production was lower by 1.6%, month-on-month (m-o-m). The value of new orders increased by 2.4%, y-o-y.
In September 2016, industrial production increased at constant prices by 2.7%, y-o-y. Seasonally adjusted industrial production was by 1.6% lower, 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 +2.0 p.p., growth by 10.0%), manufacture of other transport equipment (contribution +0.4 p.p., growth by 25.6%), and manufacture of machinery and equipment (contribution +0.4 p.p., growth by 4.3%). Industrial production decreased in mining and quarrying (contribution -0.4 p.p., drop by 10.5%), manufacture of electrical equipment (contribution -0.2 p.p., drop by 2.6%), and in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (contribution -0.1 p.p., drop by 1.6%).
Sales from industrial activity at current prices increased by 1.2%, y-o-y, in September 2016. Direct export sales of industrial enterprises increased at current prices by 4.0%. Domestic sales, which include also indirect export via non-industrial enterprises decreased at current prices by 2.5%.
The value of new orders in selected industrial CZ-NACE activities increased by 2.4%, y-o-y, in September 2016. Non-domestic new orders increased by 5.2%, while domestic new orders decreased by 3.1%. The y-o-y increase 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 +1.8 p.p., growth by 4.5%), manufacture of machinery and equipment (contribution +0.7 p.p., growth by 6.2%) and manufacture of basic metals (contribution +0.5 p.p., growth by 8.3%). New orders decreased in manufacture of electrical equipment (contribution -0.6 p.p., drop by 6.2%), manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (contribution -0.3 p.p., drop by 6.1%), and manufacture of textiles (contribution -0.1 p.p., drop by 4.4%).
The average registered number of employees*) in industrial enterprises with 50+ employees increased in September 2016 by 2.3%, y-o-y. Their average gross monthly nominal wage increased in September 2016 by 4.0%, y-o-y, and reached CZK 28 497.
According to the Eurostat news release, working days adjusted industrial production in the EU28 in August 2016 increased by 1.8%, y-o-y. According to a preliminary time schedule, data for September 2016 will be released by Eurostat on 14 November 2016 at 11:00 a.m.
Industry in the third quarter of 2016
Industrial production in the Q3 2016 increased by 0.1%, y-o-y. Working days adjusted industrial production increased by 0.8%. There was 1 working day less in the Q3 2016 than in the Q3 2015. When comparing the Q3 2016 to the Q2 2016, seasonally adjusted production was by 1.8% lower.
Sales from industrial activity at current prices were by 1.8% lower, y-o-y, in the Q3 2016. Direct export sales of industrial enterprises increased at current prices by 0.1%. Domestic sales, which include also indirect export via non-industrial enterprises decreased at current prices by 4.1%.
The value of new orders in selected industrial CZ-NACE activities increased by 0.9%, y-o-y, in the Q3 2016. Non-domestic new orders increased by 2.7%, while domestic new orders decreased by 2.6%.
The average registered number of employees*) in industrial enterprises with 50+ employees increased in the Q3 2016 by 2.5%, y-o-y. Their average gross monthly nominal wage increased in the Q3 2016 by 4.2%, y-o-y, and reached CZK 28 708.
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. Data on the registered number of employees in industry also exclude agency workers, who have contracts of employment within activities of services (CZ-NACE 78.2).
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: 1 November 2016
Related outputs: time series https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/pru_ts
Next News Release will be published on: 7 December 2016