PRISTINA (Kosovo), March 20 (SeeNews) – Kosovo's industrial output increased on an annual comparison basis in the fourth quarter of 2017 in all four sectors monitored by the country's statistical office, data showed on Tuesday.
Compared to the previous quarter, the industrial output also increased in all the monitored sectors except manufacturing, in which production fell by 7.7% in the October-December period, after an increase of 7.6% in the third quarter.
Kosovo's industrial output, breakdown by sectors (percentage change):
|
Q4 y/y |
Q3 y/y |
Q4q/q |
Q3 q/q |
-manufacturing |
+3.2 |
+8.6 |
-7.7 |
+7.6 |
-mining and quarrying |
+31.3 |
+28 |
+31.9 |
-16.5 |
-electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning |
+7.8 |
+5.7 |
+49.6 |
-26.9 |
-water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities |
+6.1 |
+16.5 |
+8.2 |
-1.8 |
Source: Kosovo's statistical office
Kosovo’s statistical office does not provide figures about changes in total industrial output.