According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in June 2019, in comparison with June 2018, was 97.3.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in June 2019, in comparison with June 2018, increased by 5.2%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 6.7%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by 34.3%.
The decrease in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to decreased production in the divisions Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of beverages, Manufacture of tobacco products, Manufacture of wearing apparel, Manufacture of leather and related products, Manufacture of basic metals, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment and Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products.
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in June 2019, in comparison with June 2018, was higher in Energy by 29.9% and Durable consumer goods by 2.6%, but lower in Intermediate goods, except energy by 4.7%, Capital goods by 3.1% and Non-durable consumer goods by 10.1%.
The industrial production index in the period January - June 2019, in comparison with January - June 2018, was 104.8.
