Industrial production down 0.9% y-o-y in January

08:09 - 31 March 2023

Economy

The Industrial Production Index decreased 0.9% in January 2023 compared to the same month in 2022, reaching 120.9 units (base 2015=100), according to Cystat.

The manufacturing sector registered an increase of 5% compared to January 2022. An increase was also observed in the sector of mining and quarrying (26.3%). Negative changes were observed in the sectors of electricity supply (-16.9%) and water supply and materials recovery (-13.9%).

In the manufacturing sector, the most significant positive changes compared to January 2022 were observed in the manufacturing of other non-metallic mineral products (35.2%), food products, beverages and tobacco products (7.6%), textiles, wearing apparel and leather products (5.1%) and rubber and plastic products (5.0%).

The most significant negative changes were observed in the manufacturing of electronic, optical products and electrical equipment (45.5%) and the manufacturing of wood and products of wood and cork, except furniture (5.6%).

Industrial production down 0.9% y-o-y in January

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