| Provisional
Statistics of Index of Industrial Production and Producer
Price Indices for Manufacturing Industries for the Second
Quarter of 2004
According to statistics released by the Census
and Statistics Department on 17th September, comparing the
second quarter of 2004 with a year earlier, the paper products
and printing industry show decrease (-1.4%) in indices
of industrial production and increase (1.0%) 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 |