According to the State Statistical Office data, the industrial production volume index in February 2016, in comparison with February 2015, was 115.2.
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in February 2016, in comparison with February 2015, increased by 7.9%, in the section Manufacturing it increased by 19.0%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased by 10.5%.
The increase in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to increased production in the divisions Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c., Manufacture of electrical equipment and Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers.
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in February 2016, in comparison with February 2015, was higher in Energy by 0.4%, Intermediate goods, except energy by 12.6%, Capital goods by 54.4% and Non-durable consumer goods by 5.5%, but lower in Durable consumer goods by 18.0%.
The industrial production index in the period January - February 2016, in comparison with January - February 2015, was 111.7.