





The industrial production increased by 4.1% in Q1
In the first quarter, the industrial output has been 4.1% against the same period in 2009, due to the increases in the production and supply of electricity, heating, gas, hot water and air conditioning (+13.5%) and the manufacturing industry (+4.0). But the extractive industry dropped 12.4%.
As for the big industrial groups, there was an increase in the capital goods' industry (+11.9%), energetic industry (+7%) and the intermediating goods industry (+5.6%). The long-term use goods industry and the current use goods industry dropped by 9.4% and 8.2% respectively.
In March, the industrial output increased by 17.1% against the former month and by 6.6% against the same month last year.