Adjusted for working days, output fell by 0.1 per cent from the level of the previous year.
May 2014 had one working day less than May last year. Unadjusted for working days, the original series was 0.9 per cent lower than in the year before.
Primary production that refers to agriculture, forestry and fishing went down by nearly one per cent from May 2013. Secondary production increased by close on two per cent. Secondary production includes manufacturing and construction, according to the statistics.
Services comprise trade, hotel and restaurant activities, transport and business activities, as well as real estate, renting and research services, financial intermediation and insurance, and public services.
