According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in April 2019, in comparison with April 2018, was 105.5.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in April 2019, in comparison with April 2018, increased by 3.5%, in the section Manufacturing it increased by 4.5%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by 18.6%.
The increase in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to increased production in the divisions Manufacture of beverages, Manufacture of textiles, Manufacture of wearing apparel, Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical product and pharmaceutical preparations, Manufacture of basic metals, Manufacture of electrical equipment, Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. and Manufacture of furniture.
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in April 2019, in comparison with April 2018, was higher in Energy by 20.6%, Intermediate goods, except energy by 3.7%, Capital goods by 2.4%, Durable consumer goods by 0.4% and Non-durable consumer goods by 5.6%.
The industrial production index in the period January - April 2019, in comparison with January - April 2018, was 107.9.
