Figure 5: Activity and employment outlook, manufacturing
| Month |
Activity Outlook |
Employment intentions |
| MAR03 |
25.4 |
6.3 |
| APR03 |
7.8 |
-4 |
| MAY03 |
14.5 |
-8.5 |
| JUN03 |
11.1 |
-3.4 |
| JUL03 |
31.8 |
8.4 |
| AUG03 |
32.4 |
17.3 |
| SEP03 |
29.5 |
3.9 |
| OCT03 |
29.6 |
8.8 |
| NOV03 |
25 |
8.8 |
| DEC03 |
28.9 |
7.8 |
| FEB04 |
33.1 |
2.4 |
| MAR04 |
28.6 |
3 |
| APR04 |
19.7 |
-7 |
| MAY04 |
25.4 |
1.6 |
| JUN04 |
14.9 |
1.8 |
| JUL04 |
27 |
5.3 |
| AUG04 |
19.3 |
-1.8 |
| SEP04 |
19.2 |
1.7 |
| OCT04 |
15.8 |
3.5 |
| NOV04 |
30.5 |
4.2 |
| DEC04 |
32.3 |
9.2 |
| FEB05 |
28.9 |
13.2 |
| MAR05 |
27.8 |
6.1 |
| APR05 |
10.6 |
-5.4 |
| MAY05 |
-1.7 |
-15.4 |
| JUN05 |
-0.8 |
-11.8 |
| JUL05 |
7.2 |
-8.1 |
| AUG05 |
0 |
-7.2 |
| SEP05 |
9.2 |
-0.9 |
| OCT05 |
2.8 |
-6.5 |
| NOV05 |
-12.5 |
-17.5 |
| DEC05 |
-7.4 |
-12.7 |
| FEB06 |
-8.3 |
-18.3 |
| MAR06 |
1.8 |
-10.9 |
| APR06 |
7.8 |
-14.9 |
| MAY06 |
5.9 |
-9.9 |
| JUN06 |
13.8 |
-6.5 |
| JUL06 |
12.5 |
0 |
| AUG06 |
3.4 |
-3.4 |
| SEP06 |
12.5 |
-10.3 |
| OCT06 |
10.6 |
2.4 |
| NOV06 |
18 |
-2.2 |
| DEC06 |
11.1 |
10.1 |
| FEB07 |
24.7 |
2.5 |
| MAR07 |
24.3 |
8.1 |
| APR07 |
16.3 |
-1.3 |
| MAY07 |
0 |
-7.3 |
| JUN07 |
15 |
0 |
| JUL07 |
12.1 |
-5.5 |
| AUG07 |
20.2 |
-1.2 |
| SEP07 |
-4.1 |
-2.7 |
| OCT07 |
14 |
2.4 |
| NOV07 |
9.6 |
2.4 |
| DEC07 |
15.4 |
-1.3 |
| FEB08 |
6.1 |
1.2 |
| MAR08 |
-5.7 |
-18.2 |
| APR08 |
-14.6 |
-11 |
| MAY08 |
-5.1 |
-19 |
| JUN08 |
-8.1 |
-21.2 |
| JUL08 |
-10.5 |
-26.7 |
| AUG08 |
-2.5 |
-14.8 |
| SEP08 |
10 |
-24.1 |
| OCT08 |
-16.7 |
-29.9 |
| NOV08 |
-21 |
-44.4 |
| DEC08 |
-16.9 |
-33.8 |
| FEB09 |
-32.9 |
-40.8 |
| MAR09 |
-24.3 |
-26 |
| APR09 |
-13.5 |
-24 |
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