October 26 (SeeNews) - The industrial output of Bosnia's Muslim-Croat Federation rose in September by 9.0% year-on-year, official statistics indicated on Friday.
September industrial output in the Federation, which together with the Serb Republic makes up war-divided Bosnia, fell by 2.0% from August, the Federation's Statistics Office said in a statement.
Bosnia's Federation industrial output (pct change):
|
|
Sept |
Aug |
Sept'06 |
9-mo '07 |
| y/y |
+9.0 |
+7.3 |
+4.4 |
+11.6 |
| m/m |
-2.0 |
-1.3 |
-3.5 |
|
The output of durable consumer goods in the first nine months of 2007 was 35% higher than a year earlier. Production of non-durable consumer goods was 24% higher and production of semi-finished goods rose by 10.2% from a year earlier.
Production of capital goods increased through September by 41.7% on the year while energy output was 3.7% lower. Output by the mining industry in the first nine months rose by 10.8% on the year and the processing industry output was 18.3% higher. Production of electricity, gas and water fell by 7.9% on the year, the statistics office said.