According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in October 2024, in comparison with October 2023,
was 98.9.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in October 2024, in comparison with October 2023, decreased by 8.2%,
in the section Manufacturing it increased by 3.1%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased
by 20.9%.
The increase in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to increased production in the divisions, Manufacture of tobacco products,
Printing and reproduction of recorded media, Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical
product and pharmaceutical preparations, Manufacture of basic metals, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery
and equipment, Manufacture of electrical equipment, Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers and Manufacture of
furniture.
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in October 2024, in comparison with October 2023, was lower in Energy by
22.5% and Non-durable consumer goods by 3.2%, while higher in Intermediate goods, except energy by 5.4%, Capital goods by 0.1%
and Durable consumer goods by 42.8%.
The industrial production index in the period January - October 2024, in comparison with January - October 2023, was 96.2.
