According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in September 2016, in comparison with
September 2015, was 104.6.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in September 2016, in comparison with September 2015, increased
by 0.3%, in the section Manufacturing it increased by 4.7%, and in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
it increased by 21.5%.
The increase in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to increased production in the divisions Manufacture of tobacco products,
Manufacture of textiles, Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations, Manufacture of rubber
and plastic products, Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products, Manufacture of electrical equipment, Manufacture of
machinery and equipment n.e.c., Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers and Manufacture of furniture.
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in September 2016, in comparison with September 2015, was higher in
Energy by 6.2%, Capital goods by 26.7% and Durable consumer goods by 72.4%, but lower in Intermediate goods, except energy
by 1.0% and Non-durable consumer goods by 2.3%.
The industrial production index in the period January - September 2016, in comparison with January - September 2015, was
105.4.
