According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in September 2023, in comparison with September
2022, was 104.5.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in September 2023, in comparison with September 2022, increased by
23.4%, in the section Manufacturing it increased by 3.8%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it
decreased by 10.1%.
The increase in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to increased production in the divisions, Manufacture of beverages, Manufacture
of chemicals and chemical products, Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical product and pharmaceutical preparations, Manufacture of
other non-metallic mineral products, Manufacture of basic metals, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and
equipment, Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. and Manufacture of furniture.
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in September 2023, in comparison with September 2022, was higher in
Intermediate goods, except energy by 21.5% and Capital goods by 0.7%, but lower in Energy by 10.5%, Durable consumer goods by
6.8% and Non-durable consumer goods by 1.8%,
The industrial production index in the period January - September 2023, in comparison with January - September 2022, was 100.7.
