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Czech Aug Industrial Production Rebounds Sharply
Czech industrial production surged in August, after falling sharply in the previous month, figures from the Czech Statistical Office showed Friday.
Industrial production expanded 13.1 percent year-over-year in August, reversing a 14.1 percent plunge in July. That was well above the 8.3 percent climb expected by economists.
On a working-day-adjusted basis, industrial production advanced 7.7 percent in August from a year ago.
Manufacturing production grew 16.6 percent, while mining and quarrying output declined by 4.6 percent.
Month-on-month, industrial production increased a seasonally adjusted 12.1 percent in August.
Separately, the statistical office revealed that construction output decreased 5.9 percent yearly in August, following a 16.3 percent slump in the prior month. Compared to July, construction output gained 0.8 percent