Seasonally adjusted industrial production decreased by 2.0 per cent to 100.0 points in July over the previous month. When compared to July 2014, the index of industrial production adjusted for working days went up by 7.1 per cent, the National Statistics Office said today.

Declines were registered in the production of intermediate goods (5.1 per cent), consumer goods (0.7 per cent) and capital goods (0.2 per cent). Increases were registered in the production of energy (2.8 per cent).

When compared to the corresponding month last year, the index of industrial production adjusted for working days went up by 7.1 per cent. This was mainly triggered by higher production of consumer goods (13.4 per cent), capital goods (7.6 per cent) and energy (7.2 per cent). On the other hand the production of intermediate goods declined by 1.1 per cent.

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