According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in September 2024, in comparison with September
2023, was 92.1.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in September 2024, in comparison with September 2023, decreased
by 7.5%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 6.6%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it
decreased by 10.0%.
The decrease in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to decreased production in the divisions, Manufacture of beverages,
Manufacture of textiles, Manufacture of wearing apparel, Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, Manufacture of basic
pharmaceutical product and pharmaceutical preparations, Manufacture of rubber and plastic products, Manufacture of other nonmetallic
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 2024, in comparison with September 2023, was lower in Energy
by 14.9%, Intermediate goods, except energy by 12.2%, Durable consumer goods by 3.8% and Non-durable consumer goods by 5.9%,
while higher in Capital goods by 2.4%.
The industrial production index in the period January - September 2024, in comparison with January - September 2023, was 95.8.
