Summary
In August, nominal year-on-year change rate of the Industry Turnover Index was 5.2% (2.8% in the previous month). This performance was determined by accelerations occurred in both markets, external and domestic. External market sales rose 10.1% (6.4% in July), while domestic market year-on-year rate was 2.7% (0.6% in the previous month).
Also in year-on-year terms, employment decreased by 0.7%, while wages and salaries and hours worked, adjusted for calendar effects, increased by 0.4% and 1.3%, respectively.