March 24 (SeeNews) - Montenegro's industrial sales rose 9.1% on the year in February after decreasing by 7.9% in January, the country's statistical office Monstat said on Friday.
Domestic sales edged up 1.5% year-on-year in February, while foreign sales grew 16.7%, statistical office data showed.
On a monthly comparison basis, Montenegro's industrial turnover increased 16.5% in February.
The industrial sales declined 5.3% on the year in the first two months of 2017.
Montenegro's industrial sales, breakdown by industry (percentage change):
|
Feb'17 y/y |
Jan'17 y/y |
Feb'17 m/m |
Jan'17 m/m |
Total |
9.1 |
-7.9 |
16.5 |
-31.0 |
mining |
88.1 |
8.2 |
37.0 |
-7.0 |
manufacturing |
-13.9 |
-14.1 |
3.9 |
-34.9 |
Montenegro's industrial sales went down by 21.4% in 2016.