In April 2019, industrial production increased, year-on-year, by 6,3 %. The development according to the sections of SK NACE Rev. 2 was affected by growth in electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply by 6,7 % and in manufacturing by 6,5 % and by a drop in mining and quarrying by 0,1 %.

In terms of the specific groupings of the industrial sectors, which contributed most to the total production increase, the most significant growth was recorded in manufacture of transport equipment by 12,2 %, manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. by 17,4 %, manufacture of electrical equipment by 25,2 %, manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco products by 18,7 % and other manufacture, repair and installation of machinery and equipment by 18,9 %.  The total production was affected by a drop in manufacture of metal and fabricated metal products except machinery and equipment by 12 %, manufacture of rubber and plastic products and other non-metallic mineral products by 3,4 % and manufacture of textiles, apparel, leather and leather products by 14,7 %.

Compared with April 2018, in terms of the main industrial groupings, production of investment goods rose by 13,4 %, production of  non-durable consumer goods by 9,1 % and production relating to energy by 5,4 %. Production of durable consumer goods was lower by 4 % and  production of intermediate goods by 0,6 %.

After seasonal adjustment, industrial production decreased by 0,2 % in April 2019 compared with March 2019.

Since the beginning of the year, IP increased, year-on-year, by 6,8 %, of which in electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply by 7,7 % and in manufacturing by 6,9 %. Production decreased in mining and quarrying by 3,1 %.

In terms of the specific groupings of the industrial sectors, which contributed most to the total production growth, the most significant increase was recorded in manufacture of transport equipment by 18,4 %, manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. by 22,9 %, electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply by 7,7 %, manufacture of electrical equipment by 13,3 % and in manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco products by 8,3 %. Production decreased mostly in manufacture of metal and fabricated metal products except machinery and equipment by 9,8 %, manufacture of rubber and plastic products and other non-metallic mineral products by 3,5 %, manufacture of textiles, apparel, leather and leather products by 15,5 %, manufacture of chemicals and chemical products by 4,3 % and in mining and quarrying by 3,1 %.

In terms of the main industrial groupings, production of investment goods increased by 17,7 %, production relating to energy by 8,2 % and production of non-durable consumer goods by 3,1 %.  Production of intermediate goods dropped by 3,5 % and production of durable consumer goods by 2,7 %.