According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in January 2019, in comparison with January 2018, was 112.0.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in January 2019, in comparison with January 2018, decreased by 2.2%, in the section Manufacturing it increased by 4.0%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by 50.8%.
The increase in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to increased production in the divisions: Manufacture of beverages, Manufacture of tobacco products, Manufacture of textiles, Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical product and pharmaceutical preparations, Manufacture of basic metals, 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 January 2019, in comparison with January 2018, was higher in Energy by 44.6%, Capital goods by 15.7% and Durable consumer goods by 23.7% but lower in Intermediate goods, except energy by 1.1% and Non-durable consumer goods by 3.1%.
