In May, in industry, there was a significant cyclical increase in turnover (+1.5%), which brings the index back to the high levels of December. On average for the last three months, turnover increased by 0.9% compared to the previous three months.
TOAlso for orders in May there was a cyclical increase (+4.3%). On average over the last three months, however, the index fell by 1.0%.
In May, in comparison with the same month of 2016, the index of turnover in the sector "production of basic pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutical preparations" corrected for calendar effects, marks the positive changes of +3,0.
The raw index of orders shows increases for all sectors, in particular in the sector "production of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations" the increase was of +3,3