January 18 (SeeNews) - Macedonia's industrial sales rose 2.6% year-on-year in November, after increasing by 5.8% in October, the state statistical office, Makstat, said on Thursday.
On a monthly comparison basis, industrial sales remained unchanged in November, after losing 1.8% in October, Makstat said in a statement.
In November, domestic sales decreased 7.2% year-on-year and were 0.3% higher on the month.
Non-domestic industrial sales in November added 4.9% on the year and remained unchanged month-on-month.
Macedonia's industrial sales increased by 9.9% in 2016, accelerating from an 8.6% growth in 2015.
Macedonia's industrial sales, breakdown by sectors (percentage change):
|
Nov y/y |
Nov m/m |
Oct y/y |
Oct m/m |
Total |
2.6 |
0.0 |
5.8 |
-1.8 |
- mining |
5.4 |
-2.0 |
-3.1 |
-13.6 |
- manufacturing |
2.6 |
0.1 |
6.1 |
-1.4 |
Source: Makstat