CNA
Employment in the industrial sector increased by 3.9% annually in 2019, data released by the Cyprus Statistical Service, on Monday, show.
In particular, according to the results of the Survey on Industrial Production 2019, employment in the broad industrial sector increased in 2019 by 3.9% to 39.7 thousand compared to 38.2 thousand in 2018.
In manufacturing, CyStat says, employment reached 35.1 thousand, in mining and quarrying 0.5 thousand, in electricity supply 2.2 thousand and in water supply, sewerage and waste management 1.9 thousand persons.
Production value at current prices in the entire industrial sector recorded an increase of 7.3% to โฌ4,976.8 million in 2019 compared to โฌ4,638.6 million in 2018.
In manufacturing, production value increased by 8.1% to โฌ3,667.3 million, in electricity supply by 8.2% to โฌ896.3 million and in water supply, sewerage and waste management by 1.9% to โฌ344.8 million. On the contrary, production value decreased in mining and quarrying by 13.2% to โฌ68.4 million.
Value added at current prices rose by 9.2% in the entire industry and reached โฌ1,830.2 million in 2019 compared to โฌ1,676.4 million in 2018.
In manufacturing, value added increased by 9.6% to โฌ1,343.9 million, in mining and quarrying by 5.8% to โฌ27.4 million, in electricity supply by 10.7% to โฌ302.5 million and in water supply, sewerage and waste management by 3.7% to โฌ156.4 million.