According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in February 2021, in comparison with February 2020, was 87.8.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in February 2021, in comparison with February 2020, decreased by 28.9%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 11.2%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased by 2.2%.
The decrease in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to decreased production in the divisions Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of beverages, Manufacture of textiles, Manufacture of wearing apparel, Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations, Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products, Manufacture of basic metals, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment and Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers.
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in February 2021, in comparison with February 2020, was lower in Energy by 28.4%, Capital goods by 19.7%, Durable consumer goods by 23.8% and Non-durable consumer goods by 10.5%, but higher in Intermediate goods, except energy by 3.8%.
The industrial production index in the period January - February 2021, in comparison with January - February 2020, was 87.2.
