Production growth was driven by increased output in the manufacturing industry (+0.4%) and in the production and supply of electricity, heat, gas, hot water and air conditioning systems (+12.5%). At the same time, there was a sharp decline in the extractive industry (-48.5%), according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
Industrial production, adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality, increased by 1.4% in the first two months of this year compared to January-February 2025 as a result of production growth in manufacturing (+0.5%) and in the production and supply of electricity, heat, gas, hot water and air conditioning systems (+11.4%). At the same time, the decline in the extractive industry was even greater – by almost half (-49.3%).
The sharp decline in the extractive industry cannot fail to attract attention. Let us clarify exactly what we are talking about.
The extractive industry of Moldova specializes in the extraction of non-metallic building materials (limestone, gypsum, clay, sand, gravel). The basis is quarrying and production of construction materials, providing for local needs and infrastructure projects.
The sector is represented by stone, quarry sand and cement/lime production facilities. The main mining areas are concentrated near Floresti, Calarasi, Tiraspol, Rezina, Ribnita.
Mainly minerals used in construction and sugar industry (sugar stone, marl, chalk) are extracted. There are also small deposits of oil and gas.
According to experts, the collapse of the extractive industry production may be related to the growth of energy prices; dumping supplies of cement, sand, gravel and other goods from Ukraine; two-fold decrease of construction works and sugar production (2.2 times) in Moldova last year and this year.
