
The Industrial Turnover Index (total domestic and foreign market) for the month of September 2021, compared to the corresponding index of September 2020, showed an increase of 39.6%, compared to a decrease of 10.3%, recorded during the corresponding comparison of the year 2020 with 2019, according to the provisional data announced by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT).
The Industrial Turnover Index for the month of September 2021, compared to the corresponding index of August 2021, showed an increase of 25.3%.
The average General Index, during the period of October 2020 to September 2021, compared to the corresponding index, during the period of October 2019 to September 2020, showed an increase of 14.5%, compared to a decrease of 10.8%, during its previous twelve months.
The increase of the Industrial Turnover Index by 39.6% for the month of September 2021, compared to the corresponding index of September 2020, happened due to:
1. The changes of the indices of the sub-sectors of the industry:
– Increase by 40.0% of the Manufacturing Turnover Index. The changes in the indices of the double-digit sectors mainly contributed to this increase: coke production and oil refining products, manufacturing of electrical equipment, production of basic metals, manufacturing of metal products.
– Increase by 14.7% of the Mining – Quarrying Index. This increase was due to changes in the indicators of the double-digit sectors: mining, other mines and quarries.
2. Τhe changes in the indices of the individual markets:
– Increase by 56.6% of the Foreign Market Turnover Index.
– Increase by 30.3% of the Domestic Market Turnover Index.


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