Industrial production drops 2.52%

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AMMAN — The general industrial production record has dropped by 2.52 percent from the start of the current year until the end of October, reaching 90.54 points compared to 92.88 for the same period last year, with a baseline year of (100=2010).اضافة اعلان

According to the monthly report released by the General Statistics Department on Tuesday, the cumulative benchmark of industrial production quantities until the end of October of the current year, compared to the same period last year, has decreased due to a 3.35 percent decline in the production quantities of the manufacturing sector, Al-Ghad reported. Meanwhile, the production quantities of the extraction industries increased by 2.55 percent, and the production quantities of electricity rose by 3.02 percent.

The report explained that the overall benchmark for industrial production quantities during October of this year decreased by 2.13 percent, reaching 91.02 points compared to 93.00 for the same month last year.
On the commodity level, the overall benchmark for industrial production quantities for October of the current year, compared to the same month last year, saw a decrease in the production quantities of the manufacturing sector by 3.32 percent, while the production quantities of the extraction industries increased by 6.55 percent, and the production quantities of electricity rose by 4.15 percent.

The overall benchmark for industrial production quantities in October of the current year decreased by 2.14 percent to 91.02 points compared to 93.02 in September of the same year.

Every month, the overall benchmark for industrial production quantities for October of this year decreased compared to the preceding month. This was due to a 2.22 percent decline in the production quantities of the manufacturing sector and a 9.10 percent decrease in electricity production quantities, while the production quantities of the extraction industries increased by 3.91 percent.


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