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Cyprus News Agency: News in English, 12-11-28
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[01] Industrial production index decreases by 11.9% on an annual basis
[02] More Cypriot households have internet access in 2012
[01] Industrial production index decreases by 11.9% on an annual basis
The industrial production index recorded a decrease of 11.9% in September,
the Statistical Service said. The Index reached 85.7 units (base 2005=100)
in September 2012, recording a decrease of 11.9% compared to September
2011.
For the period January - September 2012, the index recorded a decrease
of 9.1% compared to the same period of the previous year.
For Manufacturing, the index for September 2012 reached 76.5 units,
recording a decrease of 15.8% compared to September 2011.
[02] More Cypriot households have internet access in 2012
The number of Cypriot households with internet access increased in
2012, compared to 2011, with the most popular internet activities being
information retrieval, e-mailing and access to social networks.
The percentage of households with access to a computer reaches 70% in
2012 compared to 63.9% in 2011, the Statistical Service said on Wednesday
in its annual survey ‘Information and Communication Technologies Usage
in Households and by Individuals 2012', conducted in the first quarter
of 2012.
The main results of the survey showed that the percentage of households
with access to a desktop computer decreased to 28.8% compared to 33.6%
in 2011 while the percentage of households with access to a laptop
computer increased to 62.4% compared to 55.5% in 2011.
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