Industry of Ceará shows recovery based on oil, apparel and footwear
July 11, 2017 09h00 AM | Last Updated: July 18, 2017 04h06 PM
After reaching the lowest level of output in this time series (-28.6%), in November 2016, the industry of Ceará state recovered in the moonths of April (1.3%) and May (5.9%), with a cumulative increase of 7.3% in these two months. In spite of that, industry in the state is still 20.4% below the output level observed in January 2010.
According to researcher Rodrigo lobo, from the IBGE's department of Industry, the growth in Ceará, in May, was mainly influenced by three sectors: petroleum derivatives and biofuels, apparel and accessories and leather articles for traveling and footwear.
The results of the Monthly Survey of Industry, May edition, show increase of output in 10 of the 14 areas surveyed, besides Ceará, São Paulo (2.5%). The latter represents one third of the national industry and increased due to results of food and motor vehicles industry.
“Regional industry recorded widespread increase in several states and activities” explains Rodrigo Lobo.
Text: Adriana Saraiva
Graph: Helena Pontes
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