Bulgaria's industrial production over august showed a slower growth at 8.4 per cent year-on-year, when it had reached 14.3 per cent in July 2007.

Bulgaria's National Statistics Institute (NSI) recorded a drop over the month of 3.2 per cent, daily Pari reported.

Extractive industrial production fell in August with 17.9 per cent on the year, and with 5.1 per cent compared to July 2007.

Manufacturing industry increased its productivity with 6.9 per cent on the year, but fell with 4.9 per cent when compared to the month before.

Production and distribution of electricity, gas and water grew by 24.4 per cent year-on-year.

NSI recorded a slower growth of industry sales in August 2007, Pari daily reported.