In June, the seasonally adjusted index of industrial production increased by 1% compared to May. Istat estimates it, adding that also in the second quarter the level of production grows by 1% compared to the previous one. Adjusted for calendar effects, in June the overall index increased in trend terms by 13.9% (there were 21 calendar working days as in June 2020). «Significant trend increases characterize almost all sectors: + 20% for intermediate goods, + 16.2% for capital goods and + 10% for consumer goods; the growth in energy is more contained (+ 2.1%) »explains Istat.
More specifically, the monthly seasonally adjusted index shows cyclical increases in all the main groupings of industries, with a growth of 4.1% for energy, 1% for consumer goods, 0.6% for intermediate goods and 0.3% for capital goods, writes the Institute of Statistics in its monthly note, underlining then that all sectors of economic activity record increases on a trend basis, with the exception of mining activities. The greatest increases concern the manufacture of electrical equipment (+ 25.5%), that of computers, electronic and optical products (+ 25.3%) and the production of rubber and plastic materials (+23%).