Skopje, 30 September 2021 (MIA) – According to the State Statistical Office, industrial production in August 2021 dropped by 1.4% compared to August 2020, but in January-August 2021 compared to the same period last year it increased by 4.5%. The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in August 2021, in comparison with August 2020, increased by 12.8%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 3.5%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by 3.7%. The decrease in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to decreased production in the divisions Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of beverages, Manufacture of textiles, Manufacture of wearing apparel, Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. and Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers. The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in August 2021, in comparison with August 2020, was lower in Energy by 9.9%, Capital goods by 24.6% and Non-durable consumer goods by 4.2%, but higher in Intermediate goods, except energy by 24.5% and Durable consumer goods by 13.4%, State Statistical Office data shows.