December's industrial output was 2.6% higher than a year earlier, after a 4.8% annual rise in November.
The mining and quarrying sector reported the biggest rise in output in December, by 4.8% year-on-year, the Statistics Office said in a statement. The manufacturing industry reported a 1.4% annual rise in its December output, while the energy sector reported a 2.8% drop from December 2006.
Macedonia's industrial output, pct change:
December'07 | November'07 | December'06 | |
m/m | +0.2 | +1.1 | +4.0 |
y/y | +2.6 | +4.8 | -2.2 |