In March 2024, output decreased over a month in the manufacturing industry (‑0.5% after +1.0% in February 2024) and in the whole industry (‑0.3% after +0.2%). In March 2024, production fell back in the “other manufacturing industries” (‑0.8% after +1.4%), in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (‑1.1% after +1.5%), in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (‑4.6% after +8.6%) and in the manufacture of food products and beverages (‑0.4% after +1.3%). On the contrary, output bounced back in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (+0.7% after ‑3.8%) and in the manufacture of ... (full story)