According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in April 2023, in comparison with April 2022, was
98.3.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in April 2023, in comparison with April 2022, decreased by 11.4%, in
the section Manufacturing it decreased by 4.3%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by
47.2%.
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 chemicals and chemical products, Manufacture of other nonmetallic
mineral products, Manufacture of basic metals, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment
and Manufacture of electrical equipment.
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in April 2023, in comparison with April 2022, was higher in Energy by 29.6%,
Capital goods by 1.5% and Durable consumer goods by 11.3%, but lower in Intermediate goods, except energy by 14.1% and Nondurable
consumer goods by 0.2%.
The industrial production index in the period January - April 2023, in comparison with January - April 2022, was 99.7.
