SOFIA (Bulgaria), March 9 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria's industrial production decreased by 1.2% year-on-year in January, compared to a revised 5.8% growth rate a month earlier, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) announced on Thursday.
On a seasonally-adjusted monthly comparison basis, industrial output fell by 3.9% in January, following a revised 1.7% increase in December, NSI said.
Industrial production, breakdown by sector (pct change):
|
Jan'17 y/y |
Dec'16 y/y |
Jan'17 m/m |
Dec'16 m/m |
Industry |
-1.2 |
5.8 |
-3.9 |
1.7 |
- manufacturing |
-3.7 |
7.8 |
-5.8 |
2.1 |
- mining |
-2.8 |
5.3 |
-1.0 |
-0.5 |
- utilities |
6.9 |
-0.1 |
9.0 |
1.8 |
Source:NSI
The industrial production growth in December was revised down from 6.9% annual increase and 2.1% monthly raise.