According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in February 2018, in comparison with
February 2017, was 103.1.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in February 2018, in comparison with February 2017, decreased
by 12.2%, in the section Manufacturing it increased by 5.4%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning
supply it decreased by 5.9%.
The increase in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to increased production in the divisions Manufacture of textiles,
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products, Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products, Manufacture of fabricated
metal products, except machinery and equipment, 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 February 2018, in comparison with February 2017, was higher in
Capital goods by 19.3%, Durable consumer goods by 76.0% and Non-durable consumer goods by 1.3%, but lower in Energy by
8.8% and Intermediate goods, except energy by 8.5%.
The industrial production index in the period January - February 2018, in comparison with January - February 2017, was 105.6.
