Industrial production volume index, March 2026

The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in March 2026, in comparison with March 2025, decreased by 6.2%, in the section Manufacturing it increased by 4.3%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased by 2.3%.

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

- Manufacture of food products,
- Manufacture of beverages,
- Manufacture of tobacco products,
- Manufacture of textiles,
- Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations,
- Manufacture of rubber and plastic products,
- Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products,
- Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment,
- 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 March 2026, in comparison with March 2025, was higher in Intermediate goods, except energy by 5.0%, Capital goods by 8.4%, Durable consumer goods by 2.1% and Non-durable consumer goods by 0.4%, but lower in Energy by 7.8%.

The industrial production index in the period January – March 2026, in comparison with January – March 2025, was 97.7.