Highlights

(Year 2013 = 100)


1.         The Quarterly Index of Industrial Production shows the evolution of the volume or real output of the Industrial Sector comprising “Mining and quarrying", “Manufacturing", “Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply" and “Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities". 

2.      In the fourth quarter of 2021, the overall index of industrial production expanded by 9.0% compared to the previous quarter and contracted by 0.7% when compared to the corresponding quarter of 2020. 

3.      The performance of the sub-sectors within the industrial sector is as follows:

 Growth rate (%) fourth quarter 2021
 Over corresponding quarter of 2020Over previous quarter
Mining and quarrying+22.4+26.3
Manufacturing-1.6+7.1
Electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning supply+1.1+20.6
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities+3.4+9.3
Industrial Sector-0.7+9.0

 

4.      The index for the year 2021, worked out as the average of quarterly indices grew by 9.3%.  This is explained by expansions in “Mining and quarrying" (+21.8%), “Manufacturing" (+10.2%), “Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply" (+2.0%) and “Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities" (+5.7%). 


 

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23 March 2022

 

 

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