Unfavourable assessments reached 27% in textiles and leather, 25% in food manufacturing and 19% in chemicals and related industries. Supply conditions were rated normal by 81% of firms and difficult by 17%, according to accounts of the survey.
Investment reportedly increased across the branches studied except textiles and leather. Firms financed 75% of it with their own funds and 25% through credit. These are company responses to a quarterly survey: the proportions do not measure national growth or an actual increase in future investment.