In June 2023 compared to May 2023, the 5.7% decline in nominal terms was due to a 6% decrease in the manufacturing industry (-18%). Instead, the mining industry saw a 2.7% increase. Across the main industrial groups, decreases were recorded by the durable goods industry (-14.1%), the intermediary goods industry (-6.9%), the energy industry (-6.5%), the capital goods industry (-5.2%) and the consumer goods industry (-2.2%).
Compared to June 2022, industrial sales inched down 0.7% in nominal terms in June 2023 due to decreases in the mining industry (-12.7%) and the manufacturing industry (-0.2%). Across the main industrial groups, decreases were recorded by the energy industry (-47.4%) and the intermediary goods industry (-3.3%). Increases were recorded by the capital goods industry (+14.5%), the consumer goods industry (+5.4%) and the durable goods industry (+1.6%).
In January-June 2023 compared to the same period of 2022, industrial sales grew by 2.4% in nominal terms due to an increase in the manufacturing industry (+3.3%). Instead, the mining industry fell by 14%. Across the main industrial groups, increases were recorded by the capital goods industry (+12.1%), the consumer goods industry (+9.8%) and the durable goods industry (+2.2%), while the energy industry saw a 22.5% plunge and the intermediary goods industry saw a 3.3% drop.