2.24% increase in manufacturing, extractive index during November 2022

The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) issued on Tuesday a press release of the manufacturing and extractive industries index in November2022.

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) since January 2020.

Manufacturing and extractive industries index (excluding crude oil and petroleum products) reached 112.43 during November 2022 (primary) compared to 109.97 during October 2022 (final) increase by 2.24 %.

The manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations reached 123.97 during November 2022, compared to 122.34 in October 2022, an increase by 1.33%.