In 2014, industrial production fell by 0.8% over the previous year. It detects what Istat. This is the third consecutive year that realizes a reduction for the industry, which closed 2013 with a less than 3.2% and 2012 with a -6.4%.
Compared to 2013 were down all main industrial groupings with the exception of capital goods, which increased by 0.2%. Both consumer goods that the intermediate ones have lost 0.2% while energy fell by 5.2%. The manufacturing industry in the strict sense (manufacturing activity) decreased by 0.2%.
In December, however, production increased by 0.4% from the previous month after showing a slight also increased in November and after the reported signs of stabilization in the fall. On average for the quarter October-December production decreased by 0.1% from the previous quarter, while it increased by 0.1% on an annual basis.
In December, production increased for goods instrumental (+ 3%), energy (+ 0.4%) and intermediate goods (+ 0.3%), and decreased consumer goods (-0.9%). In trend terms there was an increase only in the area of capital goods (+ 6.5%), while decreasing energy (-6%), intermediate goods (-2.4%) and, to a lesser extent, the consumer goods (-0.2%).
The production of cars has grown instead of 30.4% compared to December 2013 and closed 2014 with a 9.2% year on year. It detects what Istat. “The year ended with a very positive performance of all means of transport, ‘say the technical institute. The sector grew by 4.4% in 2014 to 14.7% in December over December 2013.
As for the sectors of economic activity, the sectors that are the furthest trend increases are those of ‘ cars (+ 14.7%), computers and other electronics products and equipment (+ 13.9%). The largest decreases are recorded in the sectors of electrical and household (-10.3%), the supply of electricity, gas, steam and air (-7.4%) and mining (-5.8%) .
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