According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in January 2020, in comparison with January 2019, was 100.3.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in January 2020, in comparison with January 2019, increased by 9.4%, in the section Manufacturing it increased by 4.6%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased by 15.8%.
The increase in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to increased production in the divisions, Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of beverages, Manufacture of textiles, Manufacture of wearing apparel, Manufacture of rubber and plastic products, Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products, Manufacture of basic metals, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment, Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers and Manufacture of furniture.
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in January 2020, in comparison with January 2019, was higher in Intermediate goods, except energy by 14.9% and Non-durable consumer goods by 6.0%, but lower in Energy by 12.7%, Capital goods by 5.5% and Durable consumer goods by 5.4%.
