May 9 (SeeNews) - Bulgaria's March industrial sales rose by a monthly 3.9% following a revised 9.6% decrease in February, preliminary data of the National Statistics Institute (NSI) indicated on Thursday.
Year-on-year, March industrial sales were 4.6% lower, after posting a 0.7% rise in February.
Bulgaria's industrial sales (pct change):
|
March'13 |
Feb'13* |
March'12* |
M/M |
+3.9 |
-9.6 |
+9.7 |
Y/Y |
-4.6 |
+0.7 |
-1.9 |
Breakdown by industry (M/M pct change):
|
March'13 |
Feb'13* |
March'12* |
- manufacturing |
+5.9 |
-7.5 |
+20.7 |
- mining |
-5.6 |
-7.9 |
+0.2 |
- utilities |
-0.1 |
-15.0 |
-14.1 |
*revised figures
Bulgaria's March industrial output fell by a provisional 2.3% on the month and was 3.6% lower on the year.