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Provisional
Statistics of Index of Industrial Production and Producer
Price Indices for Manufacturing Industries for the First Quarter
of 2003
According to statistics released
by the Census and Statistics Department on 17th
September, comparing the first quarter of 2003
with a year earlier, the paper products and printing
industry show increase (11.7%) in
indices of industrial production and decrease
(-2.1%) in producer
price indices.
Indices of industrial
production
Indices of industrial production
reflect changes in the volume of local manufacturing
output after discounting the effect of price changes.
The price changes are measured by the producer
price indices for manufacturing industries compiled
from data on producer prices of industrial goods/services
collected from the same survey.
Producer price indices
Producer price indices reflect
the prices of local manufacturing output. They
measure the actual prices (net of any discounts
or rebates allowed to buyers, plus any surcharges)
received by manufacturers. Transportation and
other incidental charges are not included.
Source: Census
& Statistics Department
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