Index of Production and Index of Construction for Wales: Quarter 4, 2007
The latest National Statistics on the Index of Production and Construction produced by the Welsh Assembly Government were released on 3 April 2008 according to the arrangements approved by the UK Statistics Authority.
Statistics on the Index of Production and Construction include data for Wales and the UK for the period up to Quarter 4 2007. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 10 January 2008.
The Release
Statistical Release 50/2008 (PDF 168kB)
The key points from the latest release are:
- The Index of Production for Wales for the latest four quarters rose by 0.5 per cent compared with the previous four quarters. The UK index rose by 0.3 per cent over the same period.
- Manufacturing output for the latest four quarters was 2.6 per cent higher than the previous four quarters. The UK index rose 0.6 per cent over the same period.
- Construction output for the latest four quarters was 3.9 per cent higher than the previous four quarters. The UK index rose 2.4 per cent over the same period.
Further information can be found at the StatsWales website.
Contact:
Tel: 029 2080 1401
E-mail: economic.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk
Next Update:
July 2008 (Provisional - to be confirmed on the Due Out Soon page)
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