The pharmaceutical industry showed the highest growth rates: production volume increased by 1.7 times, primarily due to the increase in drug output. In addition, the production of veterinary vaccines rose by 20%, indicating a growing domestic and agricultural demand.
A significant increase was also recorded in the segment of rubber and plastic products, as well as in the production of non-metallic mineral products, where growth amounted to 35.7%. The main factor here was the increase in the production of construction materials, which grew by 36.6%.
In particular, the following changes were noted:
- cement production increased by 37.4%;
- the production of concrete, gypsum, and cement products increased by 42.4%.
Furthermore, the growth in the production of rubber and plastic products amounted to 25.9%, indicating a recovery in demand in the construction and infrastructure sectors.
Positive changes are also observed in the woodworking and paper industries, as well as in printing. Overall, growth in this segment amounted to 30.5%:
the output of printing products increased by 1.6 times;
wood processing and the production of wood products rose by 3%.
