According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in December 2024, in comparison with December 2023, was 98.6.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in December 2024, in comparison with December 2023, decreased by 10.0%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 1.1%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by 5.7%.
The decrease in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to decreased production in the divisions, Manufacture of textiles, Manufacture of wearing apparel, Manufacture of paper and paper products, Manufacture of rubber and plastic products, Manufacture of other nonmetallic mineral products, Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c., Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers and Manufacture of furniture.
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in December 2024, in comparison with December 2023, was lower in Capital goods by 20.1%, while higher in Energy by 2.4%, Intermediate goods, except energy by 3.7%, Durable consumer goods by 14.7% and Non-durable consumer goods by 4.9%.
The industrial production index in the period January - December 2024, in comparison with January - December 2023, was 96.4.