Industrial production volume index, December 2024

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 non-metallic 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.