The installed capacity of the industry scored the best September in 5 years and touched 67%

The installed capacity of the industry scored the best September in 5 years and touched 67%

This is the maximum level for a September since the beginning of the series in 2016, remaining just 2.5 pp below the maximum of the series of Nov-17 (69.2%)

Sector by sector

They registered year-on-year increases above the average Oil refining (+16.3 pp), Basic metal (+15.1 pp, maximum occupancy of the month 83.8%), Textiles (+12.1 pp), Metalworking (+8.9 pp), Automotive (+8.8 pp), Paper and cardboard (+7.3 pp) and Rubber and plastic (+7.2 pp).

The The lowest rise was observed in Non-metallic Minerals (+1.3 pp), although it accumulated 13 consecutive months of growth, as well as Metalworking and Rubber and plastic. It should be noted that 3 of the 12 sectors that make up the index registered the highest level for September: Food and beverages, Rubber and plastic, and Non-metallic minerals. In Chemicals, there was a 4.9 pp drop

Compared to September 2019, the UCII grew 9.0 pp, with increases in 10 of the 12 blocks. The largest increases were in Automotive (+17.6 pp), Chemicals (+17.2 pp) and Metalworking (+13.6 pp). Tobacco (-3.1 pp) and Oil refining (-1.2 pp) registered a drop.

Source From: Ambito

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