By sectors, ore and stone mining rose 14 percent, the processing industry rose 14.9 percent, and the production and distribution of electricity, gas, and water rose 12.8 percent against last year’s average.
The output of capital goods in October 2005 rose against the 2004 average, of intermediate goods, except for energy, by 23.9 percent, of durable consumer goods by 24.9 percent, of non-durable consumer goods by 19.2 percent and energy by 9.3 percent, while the production of capital goods fell 18 percent.
An increase in industrial production in October 2005 against the 2004 average was recorded in 16 areas making up 78 percent of total industrial production, but there was also a decline in 13 areas which account for 22 percent of total industrial output.