September 19 (SeeNews) - Albania's sales index, which covers sales in the industrial sector and the services, rose by 16.2% in the second quarter as compared to a quarter earlier, official data released by the National Statistics Institute (INSTAT) showed on Wednesday
The index was 20.1% higher on the year.
"Sales in all sectors of the economy rose over the quarter. The trade, hotel and restaurant industry accounted for some 54% of the total increase," INSTAT said in a statement.
The sales index in the trade, hotel and restaurant sector went up by 20.6% on the quarter.
"The highest rise in sales over the first half was recorded in May when the index was 14.8% higher than the month's average," INSTAT said but gave no half-year average figures.
Albania sales index (pct change from previous quarter):
|
|
Q2'07 |
Q1'07 |
| TOTAL |
+16.2 |
-25.1 |
| -Industry |
+14.4 |
-8.2 |
| --Extraction industry |
+33.6 |
-2.4 |
| --Processing industy |
+25.1 |
-16.7 |
| --Electricity, water, gas |
-13.4 |
+18.5 |
| -Construction |
+7.1 |
-56.6 |
| -Trade, Hotels, Restaurants |
+20.6 |
-22.5 |
| -Transport, Telecommunications |
+15.0 |
-14.3 |
| -Other |
+15.2 |
-15.0 |
NOTE: INSTAT releases the sales index on a quarterly basis without providing year-on-year comparative figures.