Output of the national economy contracted in January 2024 year-on-year

According to Statistics Finland, output adjusted for working days decreased in January 2024 by 1.2 per cent from one year ago. In January, seasonally adjusted output grew by 0.9 per cent from the month before. According to revised data, working day adjusted output decreased in December 2023 by 2.3 per cent (previously decreased by 0.6 %) from December 2022. Working day adjusted primary production grew by 2.3 per cent. Secondary production decreased by 3.6 per cent and services by 0.4 per cent from January 2023.