July 15 (SeeNews) - The business confidence indicator in North Macedonia's manufacturing sector fell 1 percentage points year-on-year in June, to 14 points, the country's statistical office said on Friday.
On a monthly comparison basis, the business confidence index in manufacturing edged up 0.6 percentage points in June, Makstat said in a press release announcing the results of a monthly survey of local managers.
“The situation with the current volume of production orders in June 2022 is more favourable compared to the previous month, the expectations for the production volume for the next three months are less favourable, while the stocks of finished goods decreased," the statistical office said.
The managers who participated in the survey expect the number of employees in the manufacturing sector to increase in the coming period.