Summary
The Industry Turnover Index year-on-year change rate was -8.1% in September (-1.3% in the previous month). This result was particularly due to the negative performance of the external market index, which moved from an increase of 5.3% in August to a decrease of 6.3% in September, while the index of the domestic market declined 9.3% (reduction of 5.0% in August).
In the 3rd quarter of 2012, industrial sales decreased 4.7% comparing with the same quarter of the previous year (change rate of -3.4% in the previous quarter).
Employment, wages and hours worked, adjusted for calendar effects, decreased by 4.5%, 4.9% and 6.2% in September, respectively, in year-on-year terms.