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The working-day adjusted index was equal to the non-adjusted figure, KSH said. Compared with the previous month, industrial output fell 1.1% based on seasonally and working-day adjusted data.
Production volume declined in the majority of manufacturing subsections compared with the same month of the previous year.
Among the subsections with the largest weight, output increased in the manufacture of transport equipment, as well as in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products. At the same time, production fell in the manufacture of electrical equipment and in the manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco products.
In the first four months of 2026, industrial production was 1.0% higher than in the same period of 2025.
On a monthly basis, industrial output was 1.1% below the level recorded in March, according to seasonally and working-day adjusted indices.
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