Central Statistical Office of Zambia releases the Industrial Output for the First Three Quarters of 2006.
Industrial output increases in the first three quarters of 2006. Textile, clothing and leather output decline.
Total manufacturing output in the first three quarters of 2006 grew by 4.3 percent compared to a growth 5.3 percent in the first three quarters of 2005.
The slow down in the growth of the manufacturing sector is mainly due to negative growth in the Textile, Wood and Non-metallic mineral product sectors.
In comparison to a decline of 5.1 percent in the first nine months of 2005, the Textiles, Clothing and Leather industries further registered a decline of 4.7 percent in the first nine months of 2006.
The decline is as a result of decreased production in the leather processing and textile manufacturing sectors.
Central Statistical Office of Zambia
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