According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in January 2022, in comparison with January 2021, was 100.7.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in January 2022, in comparison with January 2021, increased by 36.5%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 4.3%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by 14.8%.
The decrease in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to decreased production in the divisions: Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of tobacco products, Manufacture of textiles, Manufacture of rubber and plastic products, Manufacture of basic metals, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment, Manufacture of electrical equipment and Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in January 2022, in comparison with January 2021, was higher in Energy by 18.9%, Intermediate goods, except energy by 1.5% and Durable consumer goods by 19.8%, but lower in Capital goods by 3.0% and Non-durable consumer goods by 2.8%.
