In March 2018, output was virtually stable in the manufacturing industry (+0.1%, after −0.5% in February). It slipped back in the whole industry (−0.4% after +1.1%), due to a strong decrease in mining and carrying, energy, water supply.

Output decreased sharply over the first quarter of 2018 in the manufacturing industry (−1.8%) as well as in the overall industry (−1.3%).

Output went down markedly in "other manufacturing" (−2.3%), in the manufacture of transport equipment (−3.8%) and in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−1.5%). Conversely, it increased in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (+1.2%). It rose slightly in the manufacture of food products and beverages (+0.3%) and in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (+0.2%)