Year-on-year, September industrial sales were 0.3% lower, following an increase by a revised 1.7% in August.
Bulgaria's industrial sales (pct change):
Sept'12 | Aug'12* | Sept'11* | |
M/M | -4.2 | -4.5 | -2.4 |
Y/Y | -0.3 | +1.7 | +11.6 |
Breakdown by industry (M/M pct change):
Sept'12 | Aug'12* | Sept'11* | |
- manufacturing | -4.9 | -3.7 | -3.2 |
- mining | +1.8 | -3.0 | +30.2 |
- utilities | -2.6 | -8.6 | -4.8 |
*revised figures
Bulgaria's September industrial output fell by a provisional 1.8% on the month and was 1.3% lower on the year.