Explanatory Notes on Main Statistical Indicators

Industrial Production Indices are classified according to tabulation categories, division and combination of division of the revised version of the International Standard Industrial Classification of All Economic Activities (ISIC) for mining, manufacturing and electricity, gas and water, excluding construction. The indices indicate trends in value added in constant US dollars. Each series is compiled by use of the Laspeyres. The base year is 1995.

Establishment is ideally a unit that engages, under a single ownership or control, in one, or predominantly one, kind of activity at a single location.

Number of Employees is defined as the total number of persons who worked in or for the establishment during the reference year. However, home workers are excluded.

Output The measure of output normally used in the tables is the census concept that covers only activities of an industrial nature.

Gross Fixed Capital Formation Estimates refer to the value of purchases and own account construction of fixed assets during the reference year less the value of corresponding sales.