According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in May 2019, in comparison with May 2018, was 101.2.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in May 2019, in comparison with May 2018, increased by 5.4%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 0.4% while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by 22.0%.
The decrease in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to the decreased production in the divisions, Manufacture of tobacco products, Manufacture of leather and related products, Manufacture of basic metals, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment, Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products and Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers.
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in May 2019, in comparison with May 2018, was higher in Energy by 22.0%, Intermediate goods, except energy by 2.9%, Durable consumer goods by 2.6% and Non-durable consumer goods by 1.9%, but lower in Capital goods by 7.1%,
The industrial production index in the period January - May 2019, in comparison with January - May 2018, was 106.5.
