In Moldova, the volume of industrial production in the first quarter of 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, increased by 3.4%.
This was reported by the National Bureau of Statistics, without providing data in value terms. According to the agency, at the same time, in March 2022, the volume of industrial production increased by 2.5% compared to the same month of the previous year. In general, in January-March 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, production volumes in the mining industry increased by 22%, and in the processing industry - by 4.4%. According to the NBS, food industry enterprises for 3 months of 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, increased overall production volumes by 46.8%. The production of beverages increased by 10.5%, textile production - decreased by 13.8%, clothing - increased by 13%. Tanning and leather finishing section; production of suitcases, bags, harness and saddlery; dressing and dyeing of fur increased by 8.9%, and in the section of wood processing and production of wood and cork products, except for furniture; production of products from straw and other plant materials for weaving - an increase of 30.1%. The production of paper and paper products increased by 22.6%, while the production of chemicals and chemical products increased by 12.2%. The output of pharmaceutical products and pharmaceuticals increased by 7.4%, while the output of rubber and plastic products increased by 24.2%. In the metallurgical industry, production decreased by 9.7%. The output of metal structures and products, except for machines, equipment and installations, increased by 16.5%, while in the section "production of computers, electronic and optical products" the indicator decreased by 13.5%. The production of electrical equipment decreased by 44.2%, machinery and equipment - by 58.2%, and cars, trailers and semi-trailers - by 48.4%. Furniture output increased by 17.5%. In the repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment section, the decline was 25.6%. The production and supply of electric and thermal energy, gas, hot water declined by 0.6%. As previously reported, since 2018 the National Bureau of Statistics of Moldova no longer provides data on the dynamics of the production of tobacco products, petroleum products, since this information is considered confidential. // 20.05.2022- InfoMarket.
