Industrial production increased by 8.0%
In March 2019 the volume of industrial output grew by 8.0% year-on-year. The working day adjusted index was equal to the non-adjusted one.
The majority of manufacturing subsections contributed to the increase. The rate of growth accelerated in the largest weight representing manufacture of transport equipment, while slackened a bit in that of computer, electronic and optical products. The manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco rose at a below industrial average rate.
Output was 6.2% higher in the first three months of this year than in the same period of the previous year.
Industrial output in March – according to seasonally and working-day adjusted indices – was 1.0% above the level of the previous month.
Volume indices of industrial production
(%)
| Period | Non-adjusted (crude) | From the beginning of the year (crude) | Working-day adjusted | Seasonally and working-day adjusted, previous month = 100.0 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| corresponding period of previous year = 100.0 | |||||
| 2018 | March | 98.7 | 103.2 | 102.9 | 99.2 |
| April | 107.5 | 104.3 | 102.8 | 100.2 | |
| May | 100.4 | 103.4 | 103.8 | 101.8 | |
| June | 104.3 | 103.6 | 103.1 | 99.0 | |
| July | 106.1 | 103.9 | 103.8 | 98.0 | |
| August | 101.6 | 103.6 | 104.6 | 104.0 | |
| September | 99.5 | 103.1 | 102.2 | 98.0 | |
| October | 106.0 | 103.4 | 103.3 | 102.2 | |
| November | 104.0 | 103.5 | 103.7 | 99.0 | |
| December | 105.4 | 103.6 | 105.8 | 102.6 | |
| 2019 | January | 104.4 | 104.4 | 105.1 | 100.7 |
| February | 106.0 | 105.2 | 106.0 | 101.0 | |
| March | 108.0 | 106.2 | 108.0 | 101.0 | |