Macedonia's Industrial Production Rises by 0.8%

Industrial production in period January ­- April, compared to the same period in 2014, rose by 0.8 percent, while industrial production in April dropped by 0.9 percent in comparison to the same month last year, says the State Statistical Office.

Industrial production in section Mining and Quarrying in April decreased by 5.3%, in section Manufacturing Industry it decreased by 1.1%, while in section Electricity, Gas, Steam and Air Conditioning Supply it increased by 10.1%. Industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in April was higher in Energy by 5.9%, Capital goods industries by 9.0% and Durable consumer goods industries by 8.9%, but lower in Intermediate goods industries, except energy by 0.7% and Non­-durable consumer goods industries by 5.7.