In March of 2018, sold production of industry was by 1.8% higher than in March of 2017, whereas an increase of 16.2% was reported in construction-assembly production. In the period January-March of 2018, sold production of industry was by 5.6% higher than in the corresponding period of 2017 which saw a 7.3% increase, whereas construction-assembly production was by 26.1% higher than in the corresponding period of 2017 which saw a 3.9% increase.


Table 1. Index numbers of industrial and construction-assembly production in real time (constant prices)

SPECIFICATION III 2018 I-III 2018b)

II 2018=100

III 2017=100

monthly average

of 2015=100

I-III 2017=100
INDUSTRY

111.4

101.8

121.0

105.6

Mining and quarrying 

118.8

98.7

89.9

98.3

Manufacturing

112.5

100.6

122.5

105.5

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 

99.7

118.9

122.7

109.2

Water supply; sewerage waste management and remediation activities

105.6

100.3

108.7

102.4

CONSTRUCTION

132.2

116.2

90.9

126.1