According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in July 2023, in comparison with July 2022, was
98.2.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in July 2023, in comparison with July 2022, decreased by 13.5%, in the
section Manufacturing it decreased by 1.2%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by
8.8%.
The decrease in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to decreased production in the divisions, Manufacture of food products,
Manufacture of tobacco products, Manufacture of textiles, Manufacture of wearing apparel, Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical
product and pharmaceutical preparations, Manufacture of rubber and plastic products and Manufacture of electrical equipment.
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in July 2023, in comparison with July 2022, was higher in Capital goods by
28.0%, but lower in Energy by 6.1%, Intermediate goods, except energy by 1.8%, Durable consumer goods by 18.9% and Non-durable
consumer goods by 13.8%.
The industrial production index in the period January - July 2023, in comparison with January - July 2022, was 101.0.
