According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in July 2020, in comparison with July 2019, was 90.5.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in July 2020, in comparison with July 2019, decreased by 36.1%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 6.5%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased by 2.6%.
The decrease in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to decreased production in the divisions, Manufacture of beverages, Manufacture of textiles, Manufacture of wearing apparel, Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and 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 July 2020, in comparison with July 2019, was lower in Energy by 10.7%, Intermediate goods, except energy by 9.1%, Capital goods by 17.4%, Durable consumer goods by 37.3% and Non-durable consumer goods by 0.6%.
The industrial production index in the period January - July 2020, in comparison with January - July 2019, was 86.2.
