In Moldova, the volume of industrial production in January-May 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, increased by 2.6%.
This was reported by the National Bureau of Statistics, without providing data in value terms. According to the agency, at the same time, in May 2022, the volume of industrial production increased by 13.2% compared to the same month of the previous year. In general, in January-May 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, production volumes in the mining industry increased by 7.6%, and in the processing industry - by 4.9%. According to the NBS, food industry enterprises for 5 months of 2022, compared to the same period in 2021, increased overall production volumes by 43.6%. The production of beverages increased by 24.6%, textile production - decreased by 8.7%, clothing - increased by 11.8%. Tanning and leather finishing section; production of suitcases, bags, harness and saddlery; dressing and dyeing of fur increased by 6.5%, 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 31.9%. The production of paper and paper products increased by 21.5%, while the production of chemicals and chemical products increased by 7.8%. The output of pharmaceutical products and pharmaceuticals decreased by 2.2%, while the output of rubber and plastic products increased by 21.9%. In the metallurgical industry, production decreased by 30.5%. The output of metal structures and products, except for machines, equipment and installations, decreased by 6.1%, and in the section "production of computers, electronic and optical products" the indicator decreased by 4%. The production of electrical equipment decreased by 54.2%, machinery and equipment - by 26.7%, and cars, trailers and semi-trailers - by 42.2%, furniture - by 1.8%. In the repair, maintenance and installation of machinery and equipment section, the decline was 21.8%. Production and supply of electrical and thermal energy, gas, hot water decreased by 7.3%. 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, oil products, since this information is considered confidential.//20.07.2022 — InfoMarket.
