Index of Production and Index of Construction for Wales: Quarter 2, 2008

Statistics on the Index of Production and Construction include data for Wales and the UK for the period up to Quarter 2 2008. The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 3 July 2008.

The key points from the latest release are:

• The Index of Production for Wales for the latest four quarters rose by 3.1 per cent compared with the previous four quarters.  The UK index rose by 0.2 per cent over the same period.
• Production output in Wales for the latest quarter shrank by 0.1 per cent compared with the previous quarter. The UK index fell by 0.7 per cent over the same period.
• Electricity and Gas fell by 6.2 per cent in the latest four quarters compared with the previous four quarters.  The UK index rose by 3.2 per cent over the same period.
• The Index of Construction for Wales for the latest four quarters rose by 0.5 per cent compared with the previous four quarters.  The UK Index rose by 2.8 per cent over the same period.

Contact:
Tel: 029 2082 5069
E-mail: economic.stats@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next Update
January 2009 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due Out Soon' page)