May 9 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's March industrial output fell by a provisional 2.3% month-on-month after declining by 4.6% in February, data of the statistics office indicated on Thursday.
Year-on-year, the industrial output was 3.6% lower in March, following a revised 2.7% annual increase in the previous month, data of the National Statistics Institute (NSI) indicated. The figures are seasonally-adjusted.
Bulgaria's industrial output:
|
Mar'13 |
Feb'13* |
Mar'12* |
M/M |
-2.3 |
-4.6 |
+1.9 |
Y/Y |
-3.6 |
+2.7 |
-1.9 |
Breakdown by industry (M/M pct change):
|
March'13 |
Feb'13* |
March'12* |
manufacturing |
-3.7 |
-1.7 |
+3.9 |
mining |
-12.0 |
-5.5 |
+5.9 |
utilities |
+4.3 |
-16.9 |
-5.4 |
*revised figures
Bulgaria's March industrial sales went up by a provisional 3.9% month-on-month and were 4.6% lower year-on-year.