According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in May 2020, in comparison with May 2019, was 73.0.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in May 2020, in comparison with May 2019, decreased by 4.3%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 32.1%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased by 14.6%.
The decrease in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to the decreased production in the divisions, Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of beverages, Manufacture of tobacco products, Manufacture of textiles, Manufacture of wearing apparel, Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products, Manufacture of basic metals, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment, Manufacture of electrical equipment, Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. and Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers.
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in May 2020, in comparison with May 2019, was lower in Energy by 9.2%, Intermediate goods, except energy by 22.5%, Capital goods by 47.0%, Durable consumer goods by 48.8% and Non-durable consumer goods by 22.3%.
The industrial production index in the period January - May 2020, in comparison with January - May 2019, was 85.6.
