In May 2021, industrial production decreased by 6.0% as gross series compared with April 2021 and was down 8.5% as series adjusted by number of working days and seasonality.
Compared to May 2020, industrial production rose by 28.9% as gross series and was up 30.3% as series adjusted by number of working days and seasonality.
In May 2021, industrial production (the gross series) fell by 6.0% compared to April due to falls in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (-9.9%), manufacturing (-5.4%) and mining and quarrying (-4.0%).
Industrial production (the series adjusted by number of working days and seasonality) fell by 8.5% in May 2021 compared to April due to drops in the three industrial sectors: manufacturing (-11.9%), mining and quarrying (-5.9%) and the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (-3.8%).
Compared to May 2020, industrial production (the gross series) increased by 28.9% due to the rises reported for manufacturing (+32.9%), the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (+14.9%) and mining and quarrying (+8.5%). Industrial production (the series adjusted by number of working days and seasonality) was up 30.3% due to rises in manufacturing (+32.1%), the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (+14.9%) and mining and quarrying (+8.6%).
In January-May 2021, industrial production (the gross series) increased by 16.9% compared to the first five months of 2020 due to rises in manufacturing (+19.2%) and the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (+12.1%). Mining and quarrying fell by 3.8%.
Industrial production (the series adjusted by number of working days and seasonality) was up 17.5% in the first five months from the same period in 2020 due to the rises reported for manufacturing (+19.3%) and the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (+12.1%). Mining and quarrying dropped 4.6%.