Generally, in 2017, the index of industrial production (IIP) for the whole industry increased by 9.4% over 2016 (it grew by 4% in the 1st quarter, 8.2% in the 2nd quarter, 9.7% in the 3rd quarter, and had an estimated growth rate of 14.4% in the 4th quarter), much higher than the growth rate of 7.4% in 2016. In the industrial sector, the manufacturing grew by 14.5%, contributed the largest share to the general growth of the whole industry with 10.2 percentage points; the power generation and distribution climbed by 9.4%, contributed 0.6 percentage points; the water supply and waste treatment increased by 8.7%, contributed 0.1 percentage points; the mining and quarrying decreased sharply by 7.1%, reduced 1.5 percentage points of the general growth rate.
