The utilisation of production capacity by large manufacturers was 72,9% in August 2020 compared with 80,3% in August 2019, a decrease of 7,4 percentage points.

All of the manufacturing divisions showed decreases in utilisation of production capacity in August 2020 compared with August 2019. The largest decreases were recorded in the following divisions:

• electrical machinery (-16,0 percentage points);
• motor vehicles, parts and accessories and other transport equipment (-15,5 percentage points);
• textiles, clothing, leather and footwear (-11,6 percentage points);
• wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing (-10,1 percentage points); and
• basic iron and steel, non-ferrous metal products, metal products and machinery (-9,6 percentage points).

The highest rates of utilisation of production capacity in August 2020 were reported in the following divisions:

• petroleum, chemical products, rubber and plastic products (79,7%);
• radio, television and communication apparatus and professional equipment (78,4%);
• furniture and ‘other’ manufacturing (78,0%);
• food and beverages (76,4%);
• wood and wood products, paper, publishing and printing (71,7%); and
• glass and non-metallic mineral products (71,4%).