ट्यूनीशिया - औद्योगिक उत्पादन

Industrial production in Tunisia declined 3.8 percent year-on-year in September 2019, following an upwardly revised 4.4 percent fall in the previous month. It was the thirteenth consecutive month of downturn in industrial activity, led by energy (-13.8 percent vs -10.2 percent in August) and manufacturing (-1.2 percent vs -2.2 percent). In contrast, output growth picked up for mining & quarrying (60.2 percent vs 0.6 percent), boosted by chemicals and natural fertilizers (60.2 percent vs -0.3 percent). On a monthly basis, industrial production rose 4.4 percent, after falling 10.5 percent in the previous month.

Industrial production in Tunisia fell 4.3 percent year-on-year in August 2019, following a downwardly revised 2.8 percent decline in the previous month. It was the twelfth consecutive month of downturn in industrial activity, led by energy (-10.3 percent vs -13 percent in July) and manufacturing (-2.1 percent vs 1.4 percent). In contrast, output rebounded for mining & quarrying (0.6 percent vs -28.6 percent), namely the extraction of salt (26.6 percent vs -3.2 percent). On a monthly basis, industrial production tumbled 10.5 percent, after rising 6.2 percent in the preceding month.

Industrial production in Tunisia declined 3.0 percent from a year earlier in July 2019, after shrinking 4.3 percent in the previous month. This was the eleventh straight month of downturn in industrial activity, led by mining & quarrying (-36.5 percent vs 26.9 percent in June), namely minerals for the chemical industry and natural fertilizers (-39.2 percent vs 35.3 percent) and energy output (-13.1 percent vs -13.2 percent), in particular coke and refined petroleum products (-77.7 percent vs -66.7 percent) and crude oil, natural gas and bituminous products (-6.8 percent vs -9.9 percent). In contrast, production rebounded slightly for manufacturing (1.3 percent vs -1.8 percent), boosted by mechanical & electrical products (2.2 percent vs -2.5 percent). On a monthly basis, industrial production rose 6.2 percent, the most in nearly two years, after increasing 0.2 percent in the previous month.

Industrial production in Tunisia slid 4.3 percent from a year earlier in June 2019, following a donwardly revised 5 percent fall in the previous month. This was the tenth consecutive decline in industrial activity, led by energy output (-13.2 percent vs -12.6 percent in May) and manufacturing (-1.8 percent vs -2.7 percent). Meanwhile, the mining sector growth picked up (26.9 percent vs 3.5 percent). On a monthly basis, industrial production edged up 0.1 percent, slowing sharply from a 3.9 percent rise in the previous month. In the second quarter of the year, industrial production shrank 3.1 percent over a year ago.

Industrial production in Tunisia slipped 5.1 percent year-on-year in May 2019, after decreasing 3.4 percent in the previous month. This was the eighth consecutive decline in industrial activity and the steepest since April 2012. Output fell for manufacturing (-5.2 percent vs -3.1 percent in April); mining & quarrying (-13.9 percent vs -21.2 percent) and electricity, gas and water supply (-0.7 percent vs -0.9 percent). Considering the first five months of the year, industrial activity shrank 3.6 percent over a year ago. On a monthly basis, industrial activity went down 1.4 percent.

Industrial production in Tunisia shrank 3.4 percent year-on-year in April 2019, following an upwardly revised 2.2 percent decline in the previous month. Output has been falling consecutively since last September, driven by energy (-11.8 percent vs -7.1 in March); mining (-21.2 percent vs -25.5 percent) and manufacturing (-0.2 percent vs -0.4 percent). On a monthly basis, industrial activity went down 3.5 percent, after an upwardly revised 5.1 percent surge in the preceding month.