Latvia: Drop in Industrial Productivity by 3.5 %

BusinessEconomy ♦ Published: March 6, 2013; 14:13 ♦ (Vindobona)

Data of the Central Statistical Bureau show that, in comparison with December 2012, industrial production in January 2013 has declined by 3.5 %

Latvia: Drop in Industrial Productivity by 3.5 % / Picture: © Vindobona.org

According to seasonally adjusted data the decline was at constant prices. Of which in manufacturing by 3.6%, in electricity and gas supply - by 0.9%, whereas in mining and quarrying there was an increase of 4.4%.

The most notable reduction in the industrial production output, as compared to December, was recorded in repair and installation of machinery and equipment (repair and…