Consumption index for the whole manufacturing in December 2019 increased by 1.1% over the previous month and by 10.4% over the same period last year. For the whole year of 2019, the consumption index of the whole manufacturing industry increased by 9.5% compared to the previous year.
Inventory index of the whole processing industry was estimated at 13.6% as of December 31, 2019 compared to the same period last year. The average inventory rate of the whole processing and manufacturing industry in 2019 reached 68.8%.