Bulgaria industrial production fell for the second straight month in April, data from the National Statistical Institute showed on Tuesday.
Industrial production logged a double-digit decrease of 15.7 percent year-on-year in April, following a 6.8 percent decline in March.
Manufacturing output fell 18.5 percent annually in April, following a 9.7 percent decrease in the previous month.
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply production dropped 10.9 percent, while output of mining and quarrying rose 9.3 percent.
On a monthly basis, industrial production fell 11.4 percent in April, following a 5.0 percent drop in the preceding month.
Separate data from the statistical office showed that the retail sales decreased 19.9 percent year-on-year in April, following a 14.6 percent fall in March.
On a month-on-month basis, retail sales fell 1.4 percent in April, following a 20.1 percent decrease in the prior month.
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