According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in January 2024, in comparison with January
2023, was 102.8.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in January 2024, in comparison with January 2023, decreased by 14.2%,
in the section Manufacturing it increased by 8.1%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased
by 21.7%.
The increase in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to increased production in the divisions, Manufacture of food products,
Manufacture of beverages, Manufacture of textiles, Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, Manufacture of basic
pharmaceutical product and pharmaceutical preparations, Manufacture of rubber and plastic products, Manufacture of basic metals,
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment, Manufacture of electrical equipment and Manufacture
of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers.
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in January 2024, in comparison with January 2023, was higher in Energy by
19.7% and Capital goods by 41.2%, but lower in Intermediate goods, except energy by 13.0%, Durable consumer goods by 26.7% and
Non-durable consumer goods by 6.8%.
