Industrial production -0.3% in May, but +1.1% year-on-year says Istat

(ANSA) - ROME, JUL 10 - In May, after three months of quarterly increases, the seasonally adjusted index of industrial production decreased by 0.3% from April, Istat said Friday. Compared to the previous year, the calendar-adjusted index increased by 1.1%. Istat said that the quarterly decline was widespread across all major industrial groups except energy. On a year-on-year basis, however, "capital goods (+5%) grew significantly, while energy (+1.9%) and intermediate goods (+0.8%) grew less ...

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