site.btaIndustrial Output Down in June M-M

August 8 (BTA) - In June, the Industrial Production
Index, seasonally adjusted, decreased by 1.9 per cent compared
with May 2019, according to preliminary data of the National
Statistical Institute released on Thursday. In June, the
working-day adjusted Industrial Production Index fell by 3.6 per
 cent year-on-year.

Year-on-year, the seasonally adjusted Industrial Production
Index decreased in the mining and quarrying industry (12.5 per
cent), in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply
(1.3 per cent) and in manufacturing (1.2 per cent).

The most significant decrease was registered in the manufacture
of tobacco products by 33.4 per cent, in the manufacture of
leather and related products by 13.8 per cent, in the
manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except
furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting
materials by 9.8 per cent, and in the manufacture of paper and
paper products by 8.1 per cent.

On annual basis in June, the Industrial Production Index
calculated from working day adjusted data declined in the mining
 and quarrying industry by 20 per cent, in electricity, gas,
steam and air conditioning supply by 4.6 per cent and in
manufacturing by 1.7 per cent.

In manufacturing, a  more considerable decrease was registered
in the manufacture of tobacco products by 47.1 per cent, in the
manufacture of basic metals by 21 per cent, in the manufacture
of wearing apparel by 11.8 per cent, in the manufacture of wood
and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture
of articles of straw and plaiting materials by 10.4 per cent.

An increase was seen in printing and reproduction of recorded
media by 15.2 per cent, in other manufacturing by 10.7 per cent,
 in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products
 by 10.3 per cent. RY/PP


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