According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in September 2021, in comparison with September 2020, was 92.0.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in September 2021, in comparison with September 2020, increased by 30.4%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 15.1%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by 11.5%.
The decrease in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to decreased production in the divisions Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of textiles, Manufacture of wearing apparel, 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 September 2021, in comparison with September 2020, was lower in Capital goods by 41.0% and Non-durable consumer goods by 7.2%, but higher in Energy by 15.9%, Intermediate goods, except energy by 5.8% and Durable consumer goods by 9.9%.
The industrial production index in the period January - September 2021, in comparison with January - September 2020, was 102.9.
