According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in December 2022, in comparison with December 2021, was 98.7.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in December 2022, in comparison with December 2021, decreased by 2.3%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 2.3%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by 11.6%.
The decrease in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to decreased production in the divisions Manufacture of beverages, Manufacture of tobacco products, Manufacture of wearing apparel, Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, Manufacture of basic metals, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment, Manufacture of electrical equipment, Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers and Manufacture of furniture.
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in December 2022, in comparison with December 2021, was lower in Intermediate goods, except energy by 8.1%, Capital goods by 0.8% and Durable consumer goods by 16.9%, but higher in Energy by 10.1% and in Non-durable consumer goods by 2.3%.
The industrial production index in the period January - December 2022, in comparison with January - December 2021, was 99.7.