Analyze the sentiment of this statement extracted from a financial news article. Provide your answer as either negative, positive, or neutral.
Text: Lithuanian beer makers sold 256.88 million liters of beer in 2005 , a rise of 4.5 per cent from the year-earlier figure of 245.92 million liters .
Answer:
Analyze the sentiment of this statement extracted from a financial news article. Provide your answer as either negative, positive, or neutral.
Text: Lithuanian beer makers sold 256.88 million liters of beer in 2005 , a rise of 4.5 per cent from the year-earlier figure of 245.92 million liters .
Answer:+positive