According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in February 2024, in comparison with February
2023, was 100.3.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in February 2024, in comparison with February 2023, increased by 5.6%,
in the section Manufacturing it increased by 0.8%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased
by 14.5%.
The increase in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to the increased production in the divisions, Manufacture of food products,
Manufacture of textiles, Manufacture of paper and paper products, Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, Manufacture of
basic pharmaceutical product and pharmaceutical preparations, Manufacture of rubber and plastic products, Manufacture of electrical
equipment, Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c., Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, Manufacture of
other transport equipment, Manufacture of furniture, Other manufacturing and Repair and installation of machinery and equipment.
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in February 2024, in comparison with February 2023, was higher in Intermediate
goods, except energy by 5.9%, Capital goods by 4.8% and Durable consumer goods by 3.4%, but lower in Energy by 15.4% and Nondurable
consumer goods by 5.9%.
The industrial production index in the period January - February 2024, in comparison with January - February 2023, was 101.5.
