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Rubber & Plastic industry Trend reports for April 2011 on the production and shipment
The Rubber & Plastic Production growth in April rose 4.7 % from a year ago, while shipment growth 4.0%
 
The industrial product index for April 2011 was 146.9 - it shrank 1.5% over last month, and over the same month last year increased 6.9% with the revitalized production of semiconductor & its parts, the Goods and other transportation equipment, oil refining, etc.

By the business fields, over the last month, semiconductor & its parts, goods and other transportation equipment, oil refining were up, while chemicals, AV communications, automotive Industry were down. There was rise in the fields of semiconductor & its parts, goods and other transportation equipment, oil refining from a year ago. Compared with the same month last year, semiconductor & its parts is 20.6% up, goods and other transportation equipment 20.1% up - oil refining and automotive industry were respectively 12.5%, 8.5% up, but AV communications was 18.2% down.

As to the production changes by business fields, rubber & plastic industry dropped 2.6% over the last month, however, 4.7% up compared with the same month last year.

The industrial product shipment index for April 2011 decreased 1.7% over the last month, and rose 7.3% with the same month last year.

By business fields, over the last month, semiconductor & its parts, oil refining, and computer industry showed rise, while chemicals, AV communications, automotive industry down. Semiconductor & its parts, oil refining, automotive industry rose, chemicals, AV communications fell from a year ago.

The domestic manufacturing shipment was ,over the last month, down 30% with all the decrease of the consumer, capital, intermediate goods in manufacturing,,etc. but up 2.2% over the same month from a year ago.

As to the shipment changes by business fields, rubber & plastic industry shipment index fell 3.6% over the last month, while rose 4.0% over the same month last year.

 
 

<Table 1 rubber & plastics industry production index>

(2000year = 100%)
Separation 2010year
January February March April May June July August
production index 105.2 95.4 118.0 119.4 118.6 115.9 116.9 111.3
seasonally adjusted index 107.9 110.8 111.2 108.7 110.2 113.6 115.2 115.8
percent change over the same of last year 39.9 14.8 21.9 7.6 11.8 8.6 7.5 12.7
percent change over the previous month -0.1 2.9 0.4 -2.4 1.0 2.8 1.2 0.3
accumulate the same of last year 39.9 26.6 25.0 16.1 19.5 17.5 15.9 15.4
Separation 2010year 2011year
September October November December January February March April
production index 109.3 122.2 118.0 116.2 115.2 98.1 120.2 11.7
seasonally adjusted index 112.8 112.0 112.5 116.7 120.3 113.0 116.1 113.7
percent change over the same of last year -3.4 12.6 6.7 8.3 10.3 3.7 5.3 4.7
percent change over the previous month -2.8 -0.6 0.1 3.5 3.0 -6.1 2.7 -2.6
accumulate the same of last year 13.1 13.1 12.4 12.1 10.3 7.1 6.5 6.2
* Standard 2000year = 100 / *data = National Statistical Office
 
< Table2 Rubber & Plastics Industry shipment index>
(2000year = 100%)
Separation 2010year
January February March April May June July August
shipment index 106.0 96.2 115.9 121.3 115.1 115.0 118.8 111.3
seasonally adjusted index 111.3 111.7 111.4 109.6 110.7 113.1 117.1 116.6
percent change over the same of last year 38.0 13.0 17.7 9.3 11.4 7.6 7.3 12.4
percent change over the previous month 0.9 1.0 -0.3 -1.7 0.6 1.6 3.1 -0.7
accumulate the same of last year 38.0 24.4 22.0 15.6 17.8 16.1 14.7 14.4
Separation 2010year 2011year
September October November December January February March April
shipment index 109.8 124.5 120.1 118.4 116.0 99.2 122.4 119.3
seasonally adjusted index 112.4 114.5 114.6 120.2 124.4 116.0 119.3 115.3
percent change over the same of last year -5.8 11.7 6.7 9.0 10.6 4.0 7.1 4.0
percent change over the previous month -3.3 2.0 -0.6 4.4 4.3 -6.8 2.7 -3.6
accumulate the same of last year 11.7 11.8 11.3 11.1 10.6 7.5 7.4 6.6
* Standard 2000year = 100 / *data = National Statistical Office
 
The manufacturing operation ratio trend reports for April 2011
Rubber & plastic industry operation ratio index fell 1.0% over the previous month, while rose 4.6% from a year ago.
 
The average manufacturing operation ratio for April 2011 was 80.5% - 2.0% down over the last month. The manufacturing operation ratio index was up in the fields of semiconductor & its parts, the Goods and other transportation equipment, oil refining, etc., but it was 2.3% down due to the decrease of AV communications, groceries, chemicals, etc. from the last month - 1.3% down over the same month last year.

The production capacity index was 0.1% up from the last month - more, up 6.5% from a year ago. The index of Semiconductor & its parts, chemicals, and rubber & plastic industry showed slight increase, but textile goods, medical precision optics, paper goods decreased. Over the same month last year, there was the 21% maximum increase with the good business condition in the fields of oprimary metal, rubber & plastic industry, etc.

The operation ratio index of rubber & plastic industry dropped 1.0% from a month ago, while, rose 4.6% over the same month last year.


 
< Table 3 Rubber & Plastics Industry operation ratio >
(2000year = 100%)
year /month operation ratio original index operation ratio seasonally adjusted index manufacturing production capacity index over the previous month manufacturing production capacity index over the same of last year
2008  10
11
12
103.6
90.9
74.3
97.4
88.7
75.5
0.0
0.1
-0.1
-0.5
-0.2
-0.4
2009  1
2
3
4
5
6
68.8
78.0
87.1
92.0
91.5
97.5

75.8
82.2
82.8
87.3
88.0
94.5

-1.5
0.0
0.0
5.4
0.6
7.4
-2.2
-2.1
-1.7
-10.9
-12.8
-5.4
7
8
9
10
11
12
98.0
90.0
105.0
100.3
101.0
99.8
97.1
94.2
102.3
99.2
99.0
101.4
3.1
-2.7
6.9
-2.7
-0.4
2.7
-0.9
-3.6
-2.6
-2.4
-2.4
-2.2
2010  1
2
3
4
5
6
99.2
89.7
108.2
106.1
106.2
110.0
101.5
104.9
104.6
101.9
103.7
105.1
-0.1
3.6
0.9
0.4
0.1
0.0
0.7
1.3
2.2
2.8
3.0
2.3
7
8
9
10
11
12
109.3
103.5
101.2
112.1
108.9
106.6
107.4
107.4
106.1
104.3
104.8
106.5
-0.1
0.0
0.0
0.1
0.1
0.2
2.8
2.8
2.8
2.7
2.7
2.9
2011  1
2
3
4
106.7
91.1
112.2
109.7
109.8
106.4
108.0
106.2
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.1
3.7
3.8
2.7
3.0
* Standard 2000year = 100 / data = National Statistical Office
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