Bulgaria - Producción industrial

Industrial production in Bulgaria increased 1.7 percent year-on-year in October 2019, after an upwardly revised 0.1 percent gain in the previous month. It was the biggest rise in industrial output since April, as manufacturing production rebounded (2.5 percent compared to -0.1 percent in September) and mining and quarrying output went up further (9.4 percent compared to 7.9 percent). On the other hand, utilities output dropped at a faster pace (-6.8 percent compared to -3.8 percent). On a monthly basis, industrial production advanced 1.1 percent, following an upwardly revised 0.7 percent rise in September.

Industrial production in Bulgaria edged down 0.1 percent year-on-year in September of 2019, following an upwardly revised 1.4 percent decline in August. It is the fourth straight yearly decline in industrial output, due to falls in production of manufacturing (-0.1 percent compared to -0.9 percent in the previous month) and utilities (-3.8 percent compared to -4.5 percent) while mining and quarrying rebounded (4.7 percent compared to -1.1 percent). On a monthly basis, industrial production rose 0.3 percent, after being flat in August.

Industrial production in Bulgaria decreased 1.3 percent year-on-year in August 2019, following an upwardly revised 1.0 percent fall in the previous month. It was the third consecutive month of contraction in industrial activity, dragged by electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (-4.6 percent vs -2.9 percent in July); mining & quarrying (-1.3 percent vs 4.7 percent) and manufacturing (-0.8 percent vs -1.3 percent). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production dropped 0.1 percent, after a downwardly revised 0.7 percent increase in the previous month.

Industrial production in Bulgaria shrank 0.9 percent year-on-year in July 2019, following a downwardly revised 3.4 percent decline in the previous month, as output fell at a softer pace for manufacturing (-1.1 percent vs -1.5 percent in June) and electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (-2.4 percent vs -5.2 percent). In addition, production rebounded for mining & quarrying (4.4 percent vs -19.8 percent), amid notable recoveries in other mining & quarrying (15.6 percent vs -12.9 percent) and mining of metal ores (4.8 percent vs -19.5 percent). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production went up 0.8 percent, after a downwardly revised 1.8 percent decrease in the previous month.

Industrial production in Bulgaria decreased 3.6 percent year-on-year in June of 2019, down from a 0.9 percent increase in the previous month. It was the first contraction in industrial activity since December of 2018, as output fell for manufacturing (-1.7 percent from 0.9 percent in May) and mining & quarrying (-20 percent from 9.8 percent). Also, production of electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning supply continued to decline (-4.6 percent from -3.5 percent). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production fell 1.9 percent, following a 0.4 percent drop in May.

Bulgaria's industrial production growth slowed sharply to 0.6 percent year-on-year in May 2019 from an upwardly revised 2.7 percent in the previous month, as intermediate goods output rose at softer pace (0.2 percent vs 1.5 percent in April) while declines were seen in production of investment goods (-1.3 percent vs 6 percent) and energy (-0.3 percent vs 5 percent). On the other hand, consumer durable goods output increased 2.7 percent, faster than 0.5 percent in April, and consumer non-durable production surged 2.3 percent, reversing a 0.5 percent drop in the previous month. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial output was unchanged.