German industrial production increases in Oct

AFP, FRANKFURT: German industrial production increased slightly in October, driven by rising activity in the manufacturing and construction sectors, the economy ministry said yesterday.
The ministry calculated that factory output increased by 0.2 per cent in October compared with a month earlier, corrected for seasonal factors.
In September output had contracted by 1.1 per cent.
Manufacturing output was up by 0.7 per cent month-on-month and construction output also increased by 0.7 per cent, while energy output declined by 5.9 per cent, the ministry said.

German industrial production increases in Oct

AFP, FRANKFURT: German industrial production increased slightly in October, driven by rising activity in the manufacturing and construction sectors, the economy ministry said yesterday. The ministry calculated that factory output increased by 0.2 per cent in October compared with a month earlier, corrected for seasonal factors. In September output had contracted by 1.1 per cent. Manufacturing output was up by 0.7 per cent month-on-month and construction output also increased by 0.7 per cent, while energy output declined by 5.9 per cent, the ministry said.