Industrial production grew by 3.2% YoY in September 2017, the National Statistical Institute reported in the data for the calendar adjusted index. Thus growth on an annual basis continued for the eighth consecutive month.
According to preliminary data, in September 2017 the index also grew by 0.3% on a monthly basis compared to August 2017. The most significant production increases in the manufacturing were registered in the manufacture of other transport equipment by 11.0%, in the repair and installation of machinery and equipment by 10.3%, in the manufacture of beverages by 6.3%, in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers by 5.8%.
On an annual basis, the growth of industrial production, calculated from the calendar-adjusted data, was reported in the mining and quarrying industry by 7.7% and in the manufacturing by 4.3% and in the production and distribution of electricity and heat gas - by 3.5%.