Industrial sales in the manufacturing sector increased by 10.7% y/y in Q3 2015, compared to a 11.3% decrease in the previous quarter, RKS data showed. All other industries registered a drop in sales with the highest, of 24.9%, posted by the mining sector, followed by the water supply with a 13.2% fall and the electricity and gas supply industry with 4.8%.
Deflation in Kosovo continued at 1.2% y/y in September 2015, according to RKS. In both August and July 2015 the deflation was 0.7%.
The gross external debt stood at EUR 1.912 bln at the end of September 2015, according to the Central Bank of Kosovo (BQK). In comparison to September 2014 the gross external debt grew by EUR 0.203 bln.