According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in February 2022, in comparison with February
2021, was 106.3.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in February 2022, in comparison with February 2021, increased by 25.2%,
in the section Manufacturing it increased by 4.0%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased
by 9.6%.
The increase in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to increased production in the divisions Manufacture of tobacco products,
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations,
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products, Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products, 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., Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers and Manufacture of furniture.
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in February 2022, in comparison with February 2021, was higher in Energy by
14.6%, Intermediate goods, except energy by 14.6%, Capital goods by 3.2% and Durable consumer goods by 61.5%, but lower in Nondurable
consumer goods by 4.1%.
The industrial production index in the period January - February 2022, in comparison with January - February 2021, was 103.6.
