Production Growth of Manufacturing Industry in The First Quarter of 2015

Production growth of large and medium manufacturing industry in the first quarter of 2015 rose by 2.72 percent (y-on-y) for the first quarter of 2014. This increase was mainly due to the increase in industrial production of paper and paper products amounted to 14.89 percent, industrial vehicles motor, trailer and semi-trailer rose 10.92 percent and other transportation equipment industry rose 8.36 percent. While the types of industries that experienced a decline in production were the rubber industry, rubber and plastic goods decreased by 5.99 percent, industrial chemicals and goods of chemicals down 1.10 percent and non-metal mineral products industry fell 0.30 percent.

Production growth of micro and small manufacturing industry in the first quarter of 2015 rose by 9.82 percent (y-on-y) for the first quarter of 2014. This increase was mainly due to increased production of other processing industry (40.86 percent), textiles (32 , 38 percent), and industrial non metallic mineral products (22.85 percent). The types of industries that experienced a decline in production were the basic metal industry fell 32.14 percent, leather, leather goods and footwear dropped by 17.95 percent, and the industrial processing of tobacco fell 8.41 percent.