UK private chems investment revised downwards for Q1
26 June 2003 13:10 [Source: ICIS news]
LONDON (CNI)--Data for private sector investment in the UK chemicals and man-made fibres sector in the first quarter has been revised downwards, according to figures released on Thursday by the government's Office for National Statistics (ONS).
On a seasonally adjusted and current price basis, the year-on-year increase was 19.6% compared with the provisional 21.1%. The quarter-on-quarter increase was 9.6% compared with the provisional 20.4%
On a non-seasonally adjusted and 1995 price basis, figures have also been revised downwards. The year-on-year increase was 18.5%, compared with the provisional 27.2%. The quarter-on-quarter decrease was 28.6%, compared with the provisional 20.6%.
By: Russell Ong
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