SOFIA (Bulgaria), May 9 (SeeNews) – Bulgaria's industrial production increased by 5.9% year-on-year in March, compared to a revised annual growth rate of 4.7% a month earlier, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) announced on Tuesday.
On a seasonally-adjusted monthly comparison basis, industrial output grew by 0.8% in March, following a revised 3.9% increase in February, NSI said.
Industrial production, breakdown by sector (pct change):
|
March y/y |
Feb y/y |
March m/m |
Feb m/m |
Industry |
5.9 |
4.7 |
0.8 |
3.9 |
- manufacturing |
9.9 |
5.2 |
2.6 |
6.3 |
- mining |
3.7 |
14.9 |
-5.4 |
5.1 |
- utilities |
-6.1 |
2.1 |
-6.8 |
-7.7 |
Source:NSI
The NSI has revised the figures for February from 5% annual growth and 3.7% monthly increase.