Dutch chemicals production falls 2.8% in August

10 October 2008 11:01  [Source: ICIS news]

LONDON (ICIS news)--Dutch average daily chemical output fell 2.8% year-on-year in August, following a decrease of 0.1% in the previous month, Statistics Netherlands said on Friday.

August production fell 0.3% compared to July figures, it added.

Production of basic chemicals in August dropped 3.9% year-on-year, while output of chemical products bucked the trend with an increase of 0.7%.

Dutch chemicals output

	August 2008 vs August 2007 (%)	August 2008 vs July 2008 (%)
Total chemicals output	-2.8	-0.3
Basic chemicals	-3.9	-
Chemical products	0.7	-

Source: Statistics Netherlands

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