Analyze the sentiment of this statement extracted from a financial news article. Provide your answer as either negative, positive, or neutral.
Text: Both operating profit and turnover for the nine-month period increased , respectively from EUR2 .4 m and EUR43 .8 m , as compared to the corresponding period a year ago .
Answer:
Analyze the sentiment of this statement extracted from a financial news article. Provide your answer as either negative, positive, or neutral.
Text: Both operating profit and turnover for the nine-month period increased , respectively from EUR2 .4 m and EUR43 .8 m , as compared to the corresponding period a year ago .
Answer:+positive