Portugal: Industrial output contracts at sharpest pace since June 2020 in August
Industrial output nosedived 9.0% year-on-year in seasonally-adjusted terms in August (July: +0.8% s.a. yoy). The result marked the worst reading since June 2020, albeit in part weighed down by a fading base effect. Looking at the details of the release, August’s drop was largely driven by a steep fall in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply. Furthermore, manufacturing production also contracted, amid supply disruptions in the auto industry, as did the extractive industries sub-sector.
On a seasonally-adjusted monthly basis, industrial production fell 1.4% in August (July: +3.7% mom). Meanwhile, the trend pointed down, with the annual average growth of industrial production coming in at 3.6%, down from July’s 4.7% reading.