Declines in the final months of the year did not prevent the processing industry to show positive indicators in 2013, highlighting the real revenues, which grew 3.8% compared to 2012 , in the series without seasonal influences. With these results, the industry recovered only partially to the weak performance of 2012. The information was released today (5) by the National Confederation of Industry (CNI).

Even with the industry operating at low intensity, also increased in 2013 compared to the previous year, the indicators of the labor market: real salary (1.7%) and average real income (0.9%) considered seasonal adjustments, employment (0.8%) and hours worked (0.1%). The capacity utilization (ICU) registered an increase of 0.3 percentage points on average between one and another.

The survey reveals that, over the previous year, in 2013, revenue grew in 17 of the 21 sectors observed by the CNI, with the highest rates recorded in machinery and materials sectors (17.7% more) and wood (12,2% over 2012). Employment increased in 14 sectors, leaving the beverage industry the highest rate, with 4.3%. At the opposite pole, the beverage industry has been pointed out that, however, the biggest drop in sales, with a decrease of 14.3% compared to 2012.

Already payrolls decreased in 10 sectors, with emphasis on printing and reproduction (down 3.4%), while the average real income grew in just eight sectors, with mention to chemical ( over 22.6 % ). "That is, there is considerable imbalance in sectoral behavior of wage and middle-income mass ", punctuates the search. The indicator that measures the hours worked in manufacturing fell in most sectors-11 of them, among which stood out the sector of transportation equipment, such as ships and elevators, with 14 % off on 2012.