According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in March 2024, in comparison with March 2023, was 89.6.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in March 2024, in comparison with March 2023, increased by 1.9%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 7.6%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased by 38.6%.
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 wearing apparel, Manufacture of paper and paper products, Printing and reproduction of recorded media, Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations, Manufacture of basic metals, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment and Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers.