In June, industrial production decreased by 2,1 %, year-on-year, and reached the lowest level since April 2017. The development according to the sections of SK NACE Rev. 2 was affected by a fall in manufacturing by 4,1 % and by an increase in electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply by 15,1 % and in mining and quarrying by 10,9 %.

In terms of the specific groupings of the industrial sectors, which contributed most to the total production decrease, the most significant decrease was recorded in manufacture of transport equipment by 7,6 %, manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products by 51,7 %, manufacture of rubber and plastic products and other non-metallic mineral products by 11,7 %, manufacture of metal and fabricated metal products except machinery and equipment by 8,6 % and manufacture of chemicals and chemical products by 33,2 %. The total production was affected mostly by a rise in manufacture of electrical equipment by 24,8 %, electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply by 15,1 %, manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. by 13,9 % %, other manufacture, repair and installation of machinery and equipment by 12,7 % and in manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco products by 7,5 %.

Compared with June 2018, in terms of the main industrial groupings, production of durable consumer goods decreased by 6,5 %,  production of intermediate goods by 4,9 %, production relating to energy by 1,2 % and production of non-durable consumer goods by 0,5 %. Production of investment goods remained unchanged.

After seasonal adjustment, industrial production decreased by 1,4 % in June 2019 compared with May 2019.

Since the beginning of the year, IP increased, year-on-year, by 4,9 %, of which in electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply by 10,8 %, in manufacturing by 4,2 % and in mining and quarrying by 1,2 %.

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 11,9 %, manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. by 20,3 %, electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply by 10,8 %, manufacture of electrical equipment by 19,7 % and in manufacture of food, beverages and tobacco products by 7,8 %. Production decreased mostly in manufacture of metal and fabricated metal products except machinery and equipment by 9,4 %, manufacture of rubber and plastic products and other non-metallic mineral products by 5,4 %, manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products by 14,1 %, manufacture of textiles, apparel, leather and related products by 14,6 % and in manufacture of chemicals and chemical products by 9,8 %.

In terms of the main industrial groupings, production of investment goods increased by 13,6 %, production relating to energy by 5,8 % and production of non-durable consumer goods by 1,6 %.  Production of durable consumer goods dropped by 4,7 % and production of intermediate goods by 3,1 %.