According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in July 2017, in comparison with July 2016,
was 97.8.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in July 2017, in comparison with July 2016, decreased by 3.4%,
in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 2.6%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it
increased by 2.1%.
The d?crease in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to d?creased production in the divisions Manufacture of wearing apparel,
Manufacture of basic metals, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment and Manufacture of
machinery and equipment n.e.c. .
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in July 2017, in comparison with July 2016, was higher in Energy by 0.6%
and Non-durable consumer goods by 1.4%, but lower in Intermediate goods, except energy by 5.6%, Capital goods by 2.5% and
Durable consumer goods by 14.2%.
The industrial production index in the period January - July 2017, in comparison with January - July 2016, was 100.7.
