2% decrease in industrial production in the country in May this year, and especially the production of manufacturing industries decreased 1.4%.

According to ELSTATThe General Industrial Production Index decreased 2% compared to the corresponding index of May 2024, compared to an increase of 6.8% in the corresponding comparison in 2024 to 2023.

This decrease came from the following changes to the Industry Indicators’ Indicators:

By the reduction:

  • By 7.1% of the power supply index.
  • By 1.4% of the processing index. This development was mainly contributed by reductions to the production of cokes and oil refining products (23.1%), to the manufacture of motor vehicles, towing and semi -trailers (22.4%), the manufacture of other transport equipment (20.9%), in the construction of 18.9 (16.6%).

By increase:

  • By 1.8% of the water supply index.
  • By 9.1% of the mines-quarry index.

In the middle levels in the first 5 months, the average general index showed an increase of 0.4% compared to the corresponding index of the period January-May 2024.

While the seasonally corrected general index decreased 0.4% in May 2025 compared to the corresponding index of April 2025.