The GSO said the IIP rose in both production and consumption. Consumption in the manufacturing and processing sector accounted for 80% of the total index, increasing by 15.1% over the same period last year.
Automobile production registered the highest increase of 29.8%, followed by electronic products and computers with 28%, leather products 21.8%, paper products 12.7% and electricity production and distribution 11.5%.
Several industrial products saw sharp increases, including automobiles with 106,400 units (increase of 58%), mobile phones with 121.8 million (increase of 56.9%), Televisions with 2.5 million units (increase of 40.4%), leather shoes 177.2 million (increase of 19%) and electricity 91 billion kWh (increase of 12%).
However, some other industrial products registered a rather modest increase due to a plunge in consumption. Cement production rose by 9% to 37.2 million tonnes, liquefied gas 421,600 tonnes, beer 1.83 billion litres and seafood processing 1.15 million tonnes.
The office said the inventory index in the seven month period rose by 10% – the lowest level so far this year, thanks to an increase in both production and consumption.
