In May 2023, output expanded again over a month in the manufacturing industry (+1.4% after +0.6%), as well as in the whole industry (+1.2% after +0.8%). In May 2023, output increased again over a month in the “other manufacturing” industries (+1.0% after +0.3%). It recovered in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+1.6% after ‑0.5%). It increased strongly in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum (+45.1% after +22.1%) with the end of strikes in refineries. Output went up again in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (+1.5% after +1.5%) and in the manufacture of transport equipment (+1.1% ... (full story)