The Industry Turnover Index recorded a nominal year-on-year rate of change of -5.2% in August, up by 2.6 percentage points from the one observed in the previous month. Excluding the Energy grouping, industrial sales decreased 4.1% in August (-4.8% in July). The change rates in the indices for the domestic and external markets were -3.5% and -7.8% respectively (-4.3% and -12.5% in the previous month).

Employment and the wages and salaries indices rose 0.6% and 6.6%, respectively (0.7% and 6.2% in July), while hours worked (adjusted of calendar effects) fell 1.1% (-0.1% in the previous month).