According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in December 2020, in comparison with December 2019, was 102.5.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in December 2020, in comparison with December 2019, increased by 10.2%, in the section Manufacturing it increased by 3.3%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased by 6.1%.
The increase in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to increased production in the divisions, Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of textiles, Manufacture of rubber and plastic products, Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products, Manufacture of basic metals, Manufacture of electrical equipment and Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers.
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in December 2020, in comparison with December 2019, was lower in Energy by 3.0%, Durable consumer goods by 10.9% and Non-durable consumer goods by 3.9% but was higher in Intermediate goods, except energy by 16.6% and Capital goods by 1.0%.
The industrial production index in the period January - December 2020, in comparison with January - December 2019, was 90.5.
