According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in May 2023, in comparison with May 2022, was
106.1.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in May 2023, in comparison with May 2022, increased by 8.6%, in the
section Manufacturing it increased by 5.3%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by 4.0%.
The increase in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to increased production in the divisions, Manufacture of beverages, Manufacture
of textiles, Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical product and pharmaceutical preparations, Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral
products, 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 May 2023, in comparison with May 2022, was higher in Energy by 2.7%,
Capital goods by 7.2%, Durable consumer goods by 20.4% and Non-durable consumer goods by 15.2%, but lower in Intermediate
goods, except energy by 5.7%.
The industrial production index in the period January - May 2023, in comparison with January - May 2022, was 101.0.
