Skopje, 30 December 2024 (MIA) - Industrial production dropped by 3.5 percent in November 2024, compared to the same month last year. Production dropped by 3.8 percent in the January – November 2024 period, compared to the same period in 2023.

The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in November 2024, in comparison with November 2023, decreased by 3.2%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 2.7%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased by 6.7%.

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 paper and paper products, Printing and reproduction of recorded media, Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical product and pharmaceutical preparations, Manufacture of rubber and plastic products, Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c., Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers and Repair and installation of machinery and equipment.

The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in November 2024, in comparison with November 2023, was lower in Energy by 6.6%, Capital goods by 11.1% and Non-durable consumer goods by 6.9%, while higher in Intermediate goods, except energy by 4.3% and Durable consumer goods by 36.2%.

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