SOFIA, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Bulgaria's Industrial Production Index (IPI) in September rose by 3.3 percent year-on-year, and decreased by 0.2 percent compared to August, the country's National Statistical Institute (NSI) said Tuesday.
Preliminary NSI data showed that on an annual basis, September's IPI increased by 4.7 percent in the manufacturing and by 0.5 percent in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, while a decrease by 1.9 percent was registered in the mining and quarrying industry.
On a monthly basis, the IPI in September decreased in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply by 1.9 percent, the mining and quarrying industry did not change, while in the manufacturing an increase by 0.3 percent was seen, NSI said.
