According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in March 2019, in comparison with March 2018, was 107.5.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in March 2019, in comparison with March 2018, increased by 10.8%, in the section Manufacturing it increased by 8.8%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased by 4.6%.
The increase in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to increased production in the divisions, Manufacture of beverages, 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 basic metals, Manufacture of electrical equipment, Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. and Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers.
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in March 2019, in comparison with March 2018, was higher in Intermediate goods, except energy by 13.3% and Capital goods by 20.2% but lower in Energy by 0.8%, Durable consumer goods by 11.1% and Non-durable consumer goods by 1.2%.
The industrial production index in the period January - March 2019, in comparison with January - March 2018, was 108.8.
