In March 2017 the seasonally adjusted industrial production index increased by 0.4% compared with the previous month. The percentage change of the average of the last three months with respect to the previous three months was -0.3.

The calendar adjusted industrial production index increased by 2.8% compared with March 2016 (calendar working days in March 2017 being 23 versus 22 days in March 2016); in the period January- March 2017 the percentage change was +1.6 compared with the same period of 2016.