September 28 (SeeNews) - Macedonia's August industrial output rose by 7.5% month-on-month, after falling by a monthly 1.5% in July, data from the country's Statistics Office showed on Monday.
On an annual basis, industrial output fell by 9.9% in August.
Macedonia's industrial production in the January-August period was 12.8% down from the same period last year, the Statistics Office said in a statement.
Macedonia's industrial output (pct change):
|
August'09 |
July'09 |
August'08 |
m/m |
+7.5% |
-1.5% |
-4.3% |
y/y |
-9.9% |
-19.8% |
+8.6% |
Breakdown by industry in August (pct change):
|
M/M |
Y/Y |
- energy |
+6.1% |
+0.4% |
- capital goods |
+5.0% |
-27.8% |
- durable consumer goods |
+16.1% |
-2.3% |
- non-durable consumer goods |
-16.3% |
-7.5% |
- mining |
+7.0% |
-6.2% |
- manufacturing |
+6.4% |
-12.7% |
- electricity, gas, water supply |
+17.8% |
+21.2% |