Skopje, 1 September 2021 (MIA) – The number of workers in industry decreased by 0.8% in July 2021 compared to July 2020 and 2.2% in the period January-July 2021 in comparison with the same period last year, State Statistical Office data shows. The number of employees in industry in the section Mining and quarrying in July 2021, in comparison with July 2020, decreased by 7.5%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 0.2%, and in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased by 2.7%. The number of employees in industry by Main Industrial Groupings in July 2021, in comparison with July 2020, was lower in Energy by 3.9%, Intermediate goods, except energy by 1.5% and Non-durable consumer goods by 6.2%, but higher in Capital goods by 12.2% and Durable consumer goods by 5.6%.