SOFIA (Bulgaria), February 8 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria's industrial production increased by 6.9% year-on-year in December 2016, accelerating from a revised 3.8% growth rate a month earlier, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) announced on Wednesday.
On a seasonally-adjusted monthly comparison basis, industrial output grew by 2.1% in December, following a revised 1.8% increase in November, NSI said.
Industrial production, breakdown by sector (pct change):
|
Dec'16 y/y |
Nov'16 y/y |
Dec'16 m/m |
Nov'16 m/m |
Industry |
6.9 |
3.8 |
2.1 |
1.8 |
- manufacturing |
9.6 |
4.3 |
3.9 |
2.8 |
- mining |
2.5 |
9.8 |
-1.4 |
2.4 |
- utilities |
-0.3 |
0.5 |
1.3 |
-1.8 |
source: NSI