2.13 % Decrease in Manufacturing, Extractive Index during December 2022

Central Agency for public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) issued on19/3/2023 a press release of primary data of manufacturing and extractive industries of production index of December2022.

CAPMAS has updated the index methodology using the base year 2012/2013 and at the level of main indices of industrial activity according to Industrial Activity Manual (ISIC Rev.4) and by using the monthly index (for producer prices based on 2012/2013)That's since January 2020.

Manufacturing and extractive industries index (excluding crude oil and petroleum products) reached 108.10 during December 2022 (primary) compared to 110.45during November2022 (final)Decrease by 2.13 %.

Economic Activities that witness an increase are as followed:

The Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparationsreached 127.96during December2022, compared to November2022, reaching 123.97, an increase by 3.22%dueCovering the market needs of medicines.

Economic Activities that witness an increase are as followed:

The Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products;reached97.32 during December2022, compared toNovember2022, reaching 94.52, an increase by 2.96%dueto cover the market needs.

A decrease in the level of the following economic activities:

Manufacture ofpaper and paper products;reached111.23during December2022, compared toNovember2022, reaching 120.04adecrease by 7.34%,due to the lack of raw materials due to the cessation of imports from abroad.

Manufacture ofpaper and paper products; reached66.68duringDecember2022, compared toNovember 2022, reaching 76.45adecrease by 12.78%, due to the lack of raw materials due to the cessation of imports from abroad.