Instead, the mining and quarrying industry saw a 5.6% increase on the year in May 2023.
When adjusted for seasonality and the number of working days, industrial production decreased by 5.2% on the year in May 2023 due to decreases in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (-12.8%) and manufacturing (-3.5%). Instead, mining and quarrying rose by 5.4%.
In May 2023, industrial production increased by 13.1% in unadjusted data compared to April 2023 due to rises in manufacturing (+16.8%) and mining and quarrying (+6.9%). The electricity, gas,steam and air conditioning supply was down 7.7%.
When adjusted for seasonality and the number of working days, industrial production inched down 0.8% in May 2023 compared to April 2023 due to drops in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (-3.6%) and manufacturing (-0.8%). Mining and quarrying rose by 3.3%.
In January-May 2023, industrial production decreased by 4.7% in unadjusted data compared to January-May 2022 due to drops reported for the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning production and supply (-11.6%) and in manufacturing (-3.9%). Instead, the mining and quarrying industry saw a 2.2% increase.
When adjusted for seasonality and the number of working days, industrial production decreased by 4.8% compared to January-May 2022 due to declines reported for the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning production and supply (-11.4%) and manufacturing (-4.0%). The mining and quarrying industry saw a 2.2% advance.