STATISTICAL RELEASE : 16.2.2025.1/3

Industrial production volume index, March 2025

The industrial production in March 2025, in comparison with March 2024, increased by 5.2%

The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in March 2025, in comparison with March 2024, decreased by 1.5%, in the section Manufacturing it increased by 4.8%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by 12.9%.

The increase in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to increased production in the divisions:

- Manufacture of tobacco products, 
- Manufacture of paper and paper products,
- Printing and reproduction of recorded media, 
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, 
- Manufacture of rubber and plastic products, 
- Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products, 
- Manufacture of basic metals, 
- Manufacture of electrical equipment and
- Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers.

The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in March 2025, in comparison with March 2024, was higher in Energy by 13.8% and Intermediate goods, except energy by 24.3%, but lower in Capital goods by 8.4%, Durable consumer goods by 8.6% and Non-durable consumer goods by 3.0%.

The industrial production index in the period January - March 2025, in comparison with January - March 2024, was 102.0.

Key takeaway

March 2025 compared to March 2024

  • Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.: +15.1%
  • Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers: +7.1%
  • Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply: +12.9%

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Prepared by: Goran Stojkovic
Phone: +389 2 3295 666
Email: goran.stojkovic@stat.gov.mk

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