Industrial production volume index, May 2025

The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in May 2025, in comparison with May 2024, increased by 18.8%, in the section Manufacturing it increased by 9.0%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased by 11.8%. 

The increase in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to increased production in the divisions:
- Manufacture of food products,
- Manufacture of beverages, 
- Manufacture of textiles,
- Manufacture of wearing apparel,
- Manufacture of paper and paper products, 
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products,
- Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations,
- Manufacture of rubber and plastic products, 
- Manufacture of electrical 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 May 2025, in comparison with May 2024, was higher in Intermediate goods, except energy by 13.7%, Capital goods by 13.5% and Non-durable consumer goods by 6.6%, but lower in Energy by 8.0% and Durable consumer goods by 9.0%.

The industrial production index in the period January - May 2025, in comparison with January - May 2024, was 103.3.