May 25 (SeeNews) - Montenegro's industrial sales rose 18.5% on the year in April after increasing by 7.0% in March, the country's statistical office Monstat said on Thursday.
Domestic sales went up 5.4% year-on-year in April, while foreign sales grew 31.6%, statistical office data showed.
On a monthly comparison basis, Montenegro's industrial turnover decreased 0.2% in April.
The industrial sales rose 4.9% on the year in the first four months of 2017.
Montenegro's industrial sales, breakdown by industry (percentage change):
|
April'17 y/y |
Mar'17 y/y |
April'17 m/m |
Mar'17 m/m |
Total |
18.5 |
7.0 |
-0.2 |
14.3 |
mining |
45.5 |
81.3 |
-18.4 |
-7.5 |
manufacturing |
13.8 |
1.2 |
10.3 |
25.9 |
Montenegro's industrial sales went down by 21.4% in 2016.