Industrial turnover index up 8.7 pct in March

Τhe turnover index in the industrial sector rose 8.7 pct in March this year, compared with the same month last year, after an increase of 16.2 pct recorded in March 2010, Hellenic Statistical Authority said on Friday. The statistics service, in a report, attributed this development to a 14.9 pct increase in the mining index and an 8.6 pct increase in the manufacturing index. The domestic turnover index was down 4.3 pct in March, while the external market index rose 41.2 pct.