Skopje, 31 May 2024 (MIA) - Industrial production in April 2024 dropped by 1.2 percent compared to the same month in 2023, whereas in the January-April 2024 period it dropped by 2.6 percent compared to the same period in 2023, said the State Statistical Office on Friday.

The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in April 2024, in comparison with April 2023, increased by
0.3%, in the section Manufacturing it increased by 4.7%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning
supply it decreased by 39.6%. 

The increase in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to increased production in the divisions, Manufacture of food
products, Manufacture of beverages, Manufacture of textiles, Manufacture of paper and paper products, Printing and
reproduction of recorded media, Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products, Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations, Manufacture of basic metals, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment, Manufacture of electrical equipment, Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c, Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers and Manufacture of other transport equipment.

The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in April 2024, in comparison with April 2023, was higher in Capital goods by 17.2% and Non-durable consumer goods by 1.9%, but lower in Energy by 37.1%, Intermediate goods, except energy by 1.3% and Durable consumer goods by 3.5%.

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