According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in April 2022, in comparison with April 2021, was 96.2.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in April 2022, in comparison with April 2021, decreased by 2.1%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 6.9%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by 28.8%.
The decrease in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to decreased production in the divisions Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of beverages, Manufacture of tobacco products, Manufacture of textiles, Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations, 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 April 2022, in comparison with April 2021, was lower in Intermediate goods, except energy by 8.0%, Capital goods by 5.2% and in Non-durable consumer goods by 7.4%, but higher in Energy by 24.1% and Durable consumer goods by 10.0%.
