1.8 % the average increase in quantities of industrial production during the first ten months of 2008

        The statistical data issued by the Department of Statistics indicate a rise in the General Industrial Production Index by 1.7 % during the first ten months of 2008 as compared with the same period of 2007. This rise has resulted from an increase in quantities of the manufacturing sector by 0.8% with a relative importance of 82.5%, electricity production by 5.2 % with a relative importance of 6.5 % and the quarrying industries by 10.4 % with a relative importance of 11.0 %. 

         The results also indicate an increase in the General Industrial Production Index in October 2008 by 1.8 % compared with the previous month (September 2008). It was a result of an increase in the quantities produced by the manufacturing sector by 3.6%, the quarrying industries sector by 4.0 % and electricity by 11.5 %.    

          Meanwhile, the General Industrial Production Index for October 2008 has increased by 0.2 % as compared with October 2007. This was a result of an increase in the production quantities of the manufacturing sector by 0.4 % and the quarrying industries sector by 17.2%, while the production quantities of Electricity have decreased by 15.8%.

The following Figure shows the trend of the Industrial Production Index during 2007 and the first ten months of 2008.

The following table shows the monthly change average of the Industrial Production quantities during 2007 an2008.