Industrial ouput up 4.1 pct in 9 months, due to growth in processing and mining industries

Industrial output increased by 4.1 per cent in January-September 2018 compared with the same period of 2017, as gross series, due to increases recorded in the processing industry (5 per cent) and mining industry (1.2 per cent), according to data published on Monday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). 

Production and supply of electricity, heat energy, gas, hot water and air conditioning dropped 0.4 per cent. 

As adjusted series, depending on the number of working days and seasonality, the industrial output increased by 5.5 per cent, as a result of growths in the processing industry (6.5 per cent) and mining industry (1.3 per cent). 

Production and supply of electricity, heat energy, gas, hot water and air conditioning dropped 0.1 per cent.

In September 2018 against September 2017, industrial output (gross series) increased by 0.5 per cent, relying on the increase recorded in the processing industry (0.9 per cent). The mining industry and the production and supply of electricity, heat energy, gas, hot water and air conditioning dropped 4.5 and 0.3 per cent, respectively. 

Industrial output (adjusted series, depending on the number of working days and seasonality) increased by 4 per cent, relying on the increase recorded in the processing industry (4.3 per cent) and supply and production of electricity, heat energy, gas, hot water and air conditioning, by 0.8 per cent. The mining industry only increased by 4.2 per cent. 

In September 2018, the industrial output (gross series) increased by 7.9 per cent on the previous month, relying on growth recorded in the processing industry (11 per cent). Production and supply of electricity, heat energy, gas, hot water and air conditioning decreased by 7 and 1.2 per cent, respectively. 

Industrial output (adjusted series, depending on the number of working days and seasonality) dropped 1.6 per cent from the previous month, due to decreases recorded in the production and supply of electricity, heat energy, gas, hot water and air conditioning, of 2.3 per cent, the processing and the mining industries (-1.2 per cent each).