Summary
Industry turnover, in nominal terms, moved from a year-on-year change rate of 7.8% in January to 15.2% in February, reflecting acceleration of sales for both markets. Sales for the domestic market increased 11.5% in February (change rate of 4.4% in January) and sales for the external market were up by 21.8% (14.0% in the previous month).
In year-on-year terms, employment decreased by 1.0%, while wages and salaries and hours worked, adjusted for calendar effects, rose 1.2% and 0.4%, respectively.