Instead, the mining and quarrying industry saw a 6.8% increase on the year in August 2023.
When adjusted for seasonality and the number of working days, industrial production declined 5.6% on the year in August 2023 due to decreases in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (-8.8%) and manufacturing (-5.9%). Instead, mining and quarrying rose by 6.9%.
In August 2023, industrial production decreased by 7.6% in unadjusted data compared to July 2023 due to drops in manufacturing (-8.9%) and the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (-2.7%). Instead, mining and quarrying advanced 1.2%.
When adjusted for seasonality and the number of working days, industrial production inched down 0.4% in August 2023 compared to July 2023. The electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply was down 1.5%, while rises were reported for manufacturing (+0.1%) and mining and quarrying (+0.1%).
In January-August 2023, industrial production fell by 5.1% in unadjusted data compared to January-August 2022 due to drops reported for the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning production and supply (-10.9%) and for manufacturing (-4.6%). Instead, the mining and quarrying industry climbed 3.5%.
In January-August 2023, when adjusted for seasonality and the number of working days, industrial production dropped 5.1% compared to January-August 2022 due to declines reported for the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning production and supply (-11%) and manufacturing (-4.5%). Instead, the mining and quarrying industry saw a 3.5% advance.