From July 2024, NSI started publishing Industrial Production Indices by base year 2021 = 100 in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council for European Business Statistics and Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2020/1197.
The Industrial Production Index increased by 0.6% in July 2024 compared to the previous month. The data are preliminary and seasonally adjusted.
In July 2024, compared to the previous month, an increase was seen in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - by 26.3%, and in the mining and quarrying industry - by 7.6%, while a decrease was registered in the manufacturing - by 0.8%.
In comparison with July 2023, a decrease of 2.5% was reported in the calendar-adjusted Industrial Production Index.
On an annual basis, a drop of the Industrial Production Index was observed in the manufacturing - by 3.6%, and in the mining and quarrying industry - by 1.7%, while an increase was registered in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - by 12.4%.
