Macedonia’s industrial output rises 3.9% y/y in July 2013.
Macedonia's industrial production volume index increased by 3.9% y/y in July, after rising by 1.9% y/y in June, on the back of higher manufacturing output, according to data of the statistics office. Industrial production rose by 2.2% y/y in Jan-Jul 2013.
Manufacturing production grew 7.3% y/y in July, up from 1.9% in June. The highest increase was registered in repair and installation of machinery and equipment while the manufacturing of coke and refined petroleum products went down the most - by 85.4% y/y.
Although output growth was positive in mining in July, it slowed down significantly from the previous month (3.3% y/y compared to 6.7% y/y in June).
The annual decrease in the utilities’ output widened from 2.7% in June to 15.5% in July.
| Industrial production volume indices, % y/y | |||
| Jun-13 | Jul-13 | Jan-Jul/13 | |
| TOTAL INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT | 1.9 | 3.9 | 2.2 |
| Energy | -4.4 | -16.7 | 1.3 |
| Intermediate goods industries, except energy | 5.3 | 11.6 | -3.0 |
| Capital goods industries | 10.0 | 16.6 | 7.5 |
| Durable consumer goods industries | -17.1 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
| Non-durable consumer goods industries | 1.4 | 5.1 | 5.8 |
| Mining and quarrying | 6.7 | 3.3 | 8.7 |
| Manufacturing | 1.9 | 7.3 | 0.7 |
| Utilities | -2.7 | -15.5 | 5.1 |
| Source: Statistics office |
Related Articles
Macedonia’s ex-PM Gruevski fears for his life, asks for additional bodyguards
Macedonian ex-prime minister and opposition leader Nikola Gruevski is seeking at least 20 more bodyguards from the state police, as he says he fears his life is threatened. Gruevski, leader of the ... more
Evolution Equity Partners closes $125mn cybersecurity-focused fund
Evolution Equity Partners announced on 17 July the final closing of a new fund with total capital commitments of $125mn to make investments in cybersecurity and next generation enterprise software ... more
Macedonia’s opposition VMRO-DPMNE tries to block parliament's work
Macedonia’s opposition VMRO-DPMNE party is trying to block the work of the parliament by forming 10 parliamentary groups instead of the single group that is normal for a political party. ... more
Most Read
-
Tajik president’s 23-year old daughter appointed deputy head of largest Tajik bank
14 hours ago
-
Russian harvest set back by bad weather, but on course for 100mn tonnes
1 day ago
-
Russia's Gazprom reportedly hurries the second stage of Turkish Stream unilaterally
1 day ago
-
Poland pushes supreme court overhaul despite warning from Brussels
13 hours ago
-
Half of Russians see hardest crisis times still ahead
1 day ago
-
Siemens considers quitting Russia
6 days ago
-
COMMENT: Gazprom’s exit from Turkey is a sign of the times
7 days ago
-
Turkey sends frigates, submarine as row mounts over Greek Cypriot oil, gas drilling
6 days ago
-
Bellwether Russia hedge fund Prosperity posts 600% surge in profits
8 days ago
-
Nato still has a mixed reception in Emerging Europe
6 days ago
-
CHINA RISING: When sleeping giants meet
9 days ago
-
Belarus’ retail king Euroopt goes on the road
15 days ago
-
Moldova, Bulgaria, Poland, Albania and Latvia to lose more than 40% of their populations by 2100
28 days ago
-
STOLYPIN: Russia’s cyber-challenge cuts both ways
17 days ago
-
VISEGRAD: The strange death of Social Democratic Czechia
1 month ago
Selected articles from our premium news/views
wire
IntelliNews
Pro
IntelliNews- Hungary's MOL strikes licensing deals essential to $1.9bn petrochemical expansion ambitions
- Nagorno-Karabakh parliament votes in incumbent for third presidential term
- Russia keeps Serbian waiting for promised MIGs
- Raiffeisen to file lawsuit against new Croatian banking law
- Albanian PM says new government to get rid of “parasites” in administration
- More from IntelliNews Pro