Skopje, 31 January 2024 (MIA) - Industrial production in 2023 compared to 2022 records growth of 0.7%, whereas industrial production in December 2023 compared to the same month in 2022 dropped by 5.8%, said the State Statistical Office on Wednesday. 

The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in December 2023, in comparison with December 2022, decreased by 3.0%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 3.2%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased by 23.2%.

The decrease in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to decreased production in the divisions,Manufacture of food products, Manufacture of wearing apparel, Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical product and pharmaceutical preparations, Manufacture of rubber and plastic products, Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products, Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment and Manufacture of electrical equipment.

The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in December 2023, in comparison with December 2022, was lower in Energy by 23.9%, Intermediate goods, except energy by 9.9%, Durable consumer goods by 1.9% and Non durable consumer goods by 7.4%, but higher in Capital goods by 22.6%.