Skopje, 2 July 2022 (MIA) - Industrial production in May, compared to the same month in 2021, increased by 8.5 percent, and in period January-May it rose by 2.9 percent compared to the same period last year, said the State Statistical Office. Industrial production in section Mining and quarrying in May increased by 5.6%, in section Manufacturing it increased by 4.6%, while in section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by 66.0%. The increase in section Manufacturing is mostly due to increased production in the divisions, Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of textiles, Manufacture of wearing apparel, Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations, Manufacture of rubber and plastic products, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment, Manufacture of electrical equipment and Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers. Industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in May was higher in Energy by 58.3%, Intermediate goods, except energy by 3.3%, Capital goods by 8.7%, Durable consumer goods by 20.4% and in Non-durable consumer goods by 1.9%.