Ljubljana, 09 November (STA) - Slovenia's industrial output decreased by 2.1% in September compared to the month before but increased by 0.5% year-on-year. The industry expanded by 6.2% y/y in the first three quarters of the year.
Data released by the Slovenian Statistics Office show the January-September growth was generated chiefly by the manufacturing sector, whose nine-month output expanded by 6.7% year-on-year.
Electricity, gas and steam supply industries expanded by 2.3%, while mining and quarrying saw a 1% contraction.
Looking at the type of products, it was the output capital goods which increased the most (14%), followed by that of consumer goods (3.4%) and of intermediate goods (4.2%).
Meanwhile, a monthly contraction was recorded across all sectors; manufacturing shrunk by 2.2%, mining and quarrying by 1.6%, and electricity, gas and steam supply by 0.8%.
Industrial turnover dropped at the rate of 0.4% at the monthly and annual levels, but in the first three quarters it rose by 6.5% year-on-year.
The value of stocks of finished and unfinished production increased by 8.4% in the first three quarters. It also rose in September, by 1.2% from August and by 8.7% from September 2017.