Industrial production saw an increase of 8.2% in the first quarter of 2021, compared to the previous quarter and 3.6% compared to the same quarter of 2020, the National Institute of Statistics (INS) announced Monday, May 31, 2021.
This is mainly due to the growth recorded in manufacturing (+6.7%) and mining (+20.9%).
Industrial production went up 23.6% in energy, rose 20.4% in chemical industries and grew 4.8% in building materials, ceramics and glass industries.
Compared to the first quarter of 2020, industrial production increased by 3.6%. According to the INS, this increase was mainly the result of growth in manufacturing (+1.6%) and mining (+16.7%).
Industrial production recovers in March 2021
In March 2021 alone, production in total industry increased by 2.6%, compared to a 1.1% increase in February. This increase was driven by rises in manufacturing (+2.9%) and mining (+3.5%).
Most industries contributed to this growth. Indeed, production is picking up pace in the mechanical and electrical industries (+3.7% after -3.5%) and in the building materials, ceramics and glass industry (+5.5% after -4%).
Similarly, production continued to improve in the energy (+1% after 0.1%), mining (+29.4% after 11.9%), as well as food industries (+5.6% after 2.1%).
