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Economic Survey of Manufacturing: March 2008 quarter


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Highlights


For the March 2008 quarter compared with the December 2007 quarter (on a seasonally adjusted basis):

  • Manufacturing volumes increased 0.2 percent. 
  • Excluding meat and dairy product manufacturing, volumes decreased 1.4 percent.
  • Total manufacturing sales increased 3.7 percent.
  • Meat and dairy product manufacturing recorded the largest increase, up 13.0 percent.
  • Excluding meat and dairy product manufacturing, total sales fell 0.1 percent.  

 




 

Dallas Welch (Mrs)
Government Statistician

16 June 2008
ISSN 1178-024X



There is a companion Media Release published – Economic Survey of Manufacturing: March 2008 quarter.

 



  Economic Survey of Manufacturing: March 2008 quarter (pdf)



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