December 6 (SeeNews) - Albania's sales index, which covers sales in the industrial and services sectors, rose by 10.9% in the third quarter as compared to a quarter earlier, official data released by the National Statistics Institute (INSTAT) showed on Thursday.
The index was 18.2 % higher than in the same quarter year-on-year, INSTAT said in a report.
"Sales in service sector rose over the quarter, while sales in the industry sector, except the processing industry, fell. The trade, hotel and restaurant industry accounted for some 65.7% of the total increase," the report said.
The sales index in the trade, hotel and restaurant sector went up by 16.1% on the quarter.
"The highest rise in sales over the first nine months was recorded in August when the index was 15.6% higher than the nine month average," INSTAT said, but gave no average figures.
Albania sales index (pct change from previous quarter):
|
|
Q3'07 |
Q2'07 |
| TOTAL |
+10.9 |
+16.2 |
| -Industry |
-1.1 |
+14.4 |
| --Extraction industry |
+18.4 |
+33.6 |
| --Processing industry |
-3.2 |
+25.1 |
| --Electricity, water, gas |
-3.5 |
-13.4 |
| -Construction |
+20.6 |
+7.1 |
| -Trade, Hotels, Restaurants |
+16.1 |
+20.6 |
| -Transport, Telecommunications |
+11.0 |
+15.1 |
| -Other |
+7.7 |
+15.2 |
NOTE: INSTAT releases the sales index on a quarterly basis without providing year-on-year comparative figures.