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The construction sector fell 1.5%, reported the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec). //Photo: Marcelo Rodríguez.
The construction sector fell 1.5%, reported the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec). //Photo: Marcelo Rodríguez.
Industrial activity grew 1.4% during November compared to the same month last year, while the construction sector fell 1.5%, reported the National Institute of Statistics and Censuses (Indec).
In addition, the manufacturing sector presented an increase of 0.8% in November compared to October, while construction registered a decrease of 0.5%, the agency reported.
In this way, the industrial sector accumulated between January and November a rise of 5.2%, while construction showed an increase of 4.8%.
In November, 10 of the 16 items of the manufacturing industry presented year-on-year increases.
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Industry grew 1.4% year-on-year in November 2022 and 0.8% compared to the previous month https://t.co/aFgnxgi4xw pic.twitter.com/Kse7sPdLK4— INDEC Argentina (@INDECArgentina) January 5, 2023
In order to its incidence at the general level, there were increases of 8.6% in “Clothing, leather and footwear”; 5.6% in “Basic metal industries”; 7.3% in “Automotive vehicles, bodies, trailers and auto parts”; 9.4% in “Other equipment, apparatus and instruments”; 6.9% in “Metal products”.
Interannual increases of 0.8% were also recorded in “Food and beverages”; 3% in “Non-metallic mineral products”; 4.7% in “Oil refining, coke and nuclear fuel”; 0.9% in “Chemical substances and products”; and 7.4% in “Tobacco Products”.
On the other hand, falls of 6.4% were observed in “Wood, paper, publishing and printing”; 4.2% in “Machinery and equipment”; 3.6% in “Rubber and plastic products”; 4.6% in “Textile products”; 1.5% in “Furniture and mattresses, and other manufacturing industries”; and 1.4% in “Other transport equipment”.
