AMMAN — Jordan's general industrial index grew by
12.2 percent in 2022 compared to 2021, reaching 127.6 points, the Jordan News
Agency, Petra, reported.
اضافة اعلان
The improved industrial performance was mainly driven by the
exports index, which achieved the highest growth of all items on the index in
2022 — 37.3 percent — according to President of the
Jordan and Amman Chambers of Industry (JACI) Fathi Al-Jaghbir.
The questionnaire index, based on the feedback of industrial
business owners, and the
industrial production index also rose by 10 percent
and 2.8 percent, respectively, contributing to the increase of the general
index.
The employment index, Jaghbir said, edged up by 2.3 percent,
showing the potential of the Kingdom’s industries to generate jobs and reduce
unemployment.
Industrial sectorsAll ten industrial sectors expanded in 2022. The general
industrial index showed that
mining industries came first with a 29.3 growth
rate due to high demand for products.
The packaging and office supplies industry came second with
a 15.9-percent increase, followed by chemical and cosmetics industries at 14.9
percent, foodstuffs at 13.6 percent, engineering at 12.1 percent, plastics at
9.6 percent, furniture at 7.8 percent, leather and knitting at 2.8 percent, and
medical industries at 2.5 percent.
The general index was drawn up according to global best practices by merging six sub-indexes, among
them exports, production, employment, establishments, and capital. The index is
issued by the JACI strategy and studies department.
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