Output decreased in mining and quarrying, energy, water supply (−2.0%) and tumbled in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products (−13.6%). To a lesser extent, it also went down in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (−0.7%), in “other manufacturing” (−0.2%) and in the manufacture of food products and beverages (−0.4%). Conversely, it increased in the manufacture of transport equipment (+0.5%).
French Industrial Production rose by 2.0%
In March 2017, output bounced back sharply in the manufacturing industry (+2.5% after −0.7% in February), as well as in the whole industry (+2.0% after −1.7%). Over the first quarter of 2017, output went down slightly in the manufacturing industry (−0.3% q-o-q) and decreased in the overall industry (−0.5% q-o-q).
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