According to seasonally adjusted data, Moldova's industrial output rose by 2% on the year in January-August.
In August alone, industrial output rose by an unadjusted annual 0.5%, and increased by a seasonally adjusted 1.5% on the year.
BNS provided no month-on-month comparison.
Moldova's industrial production rose by an unadjusted 3.7% year-on-year in 2018.
Industrial production, breakdown by sector (y/y pct change, unadjusted):
Aug y/y | Jan-Aug y/y | |
Industry (total) | 0.5 | 1.8 |
Mining | -32.1 | 0.7 |
Manufacturing | 1.7 | 1.9 |
Utilities | 1.4 | 0.8 |
Source: National Bureau of Statistics