In February 2016,production in industry was down by 0.5% from the previous month..... Deutsch Destatis

                                          Press release                   119 / 2016-04-06

Production in February 2016: –0.5% seasonally adjusted on the previous month

WIESBADEN – In February 2016,production in industry was down by 0.5% from the previous month on a price, seasonally and working day adjusted basis according to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). In January 2016, the corrected figure shows an increase of 2.3% (primary +3.3%) from December 2015.

In February 2016, production in industry excluding energy and construction was down by 0.5%. Within industry, the production of capital goods and the production of consumer goods decreased by 1.0%. The production of intermediate goods showed an increase of 0.1%. Energy production was down by 1.8% in February 2016 and the production in construction increased by 1.3%. 

The rates of change refer to the production index for the industry (2010 = 100). Seasonal and working day adjustment is done using the Census X-12-ARIMA method.

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