Summary
In year-on-year terms, Industry Turnover Index rose 2.3% in April, after a decrease of 8.8% in the previous month. This result is influenced by a Easter effect (-less two working days in March 2013 and more two working days in April 2003, compared to the same months of 2012). The external market index increased 10.2% in April (change rate of  -7.4% in the previous month), while the domestic market index moved from a year-on-year change rate of -9.9% in March to -3.4% in April.
Employment, wages and hours worked, adjusted for calendar effects, in year-on-year terms, decreased by 3.4%, 3.1% and 5.9%, respectively.