Skopje, 30 April 2025 (MIA) - Industrial production in March 2025, in comparison with March 2024, increased by 5.2% while also rising by 2% in the first quarter of this year compared to the first quarter of 2024, the State Statistical Office said Wednesday.

The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in March 2025, in comparison with March 2024, decreased by 1.5%, in the section Manufacturing it increased by 4.8%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by 12.9%, statistics show.

The State Statistical Office says that the increase in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to increased production in the divisions: Manufacture of tobacco products; Manufacture of paper and paper products; Printing and reproduction of recorded media; Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products; Manufacture of rubber and plastic products; Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products; Manufacture of basic metals; Manufacture of electrical equipment, and Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers.

The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in March 2025, in comparison with March 2024, was higher in Energy by 13.8% and Intermediate goods, except energy by 24.3%, but lower in Capital goods by 8.4%, Durable consumer goods by 8.6% and Non-durable consumer goods by 3.0%, according to statistics.

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