According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in March 2023, in comparison with March 2022, was 101.3.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in March 2023, in comparison with March 2022, decreased by 11.5%, in the section Manufacturing it increased by 2.4%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by 10.1%.
The increase in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to increased production in the divisions, Manufacture of beverages, Manufacture of textiles, Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical product and pharmaceutical preparations, Manufacture of electrical equipment, Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers.
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in March 2023, in comparison with March 2022, was higher in Energy by 5.5%, Capital goods by 11.8% and Non-durable consumer goods by 8.0%., but lower in Intermediate goods, except energy by 11.0% and Durable consumer goods by 5.1%.
The industrial production index in the period January - March 2023, in comparison with January - March 2022, was 100.1.
