Skopje, 1 August 2023 (MIA) - Industrial production in June increased by 3.7 percent compared to the same month in 2023, said the State Statistical Office on Tuesday.

Industrial production in section Mining and quarrying decreased by 1.6%, in section Manufacturing it increased by 1.4%, while in section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by 39.9%.

The increase in section Manufacturing is mostly due to increased production in the divisions, Manufacture of beverages, Manufacture of tobacco products, Manufacture of textiles, Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical product and pharmaceutical preparations, Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products, Manufacture of basic metals, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment, Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers and Manufacture of furniture.

Industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings was higher in Energy by 17.7% and Capital goods by 15.6%, but lower in Intermediate goods, except energy by 1.4%, Durable consumer goods by 7.2% and Non-durable consumer goods by 1.0%.

Industrial production in period January-June was up 1.5 percent compared to the same period in 2022.

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