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Portugal Industry April 2018

Portugal: Industrial production surges in April

Annual growth in industrial production surged to 3.8% in April, up from a revised expansion of 2.1% in March (previously reported: +1.7% year-on-year). A breakdown of the data shows that manufacturing output rebounded in the month, expanding 2.1% which contrasted a 1.7% contraction in the previous month. The mining and quarrying sector picked up notably, with growth of the sector surging to 27.1% following a much milder 0.8% expansion. Conversely, the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply sector lost stride, growing at almost half the pace of the previous month as growth of the sector fell from 21.3% to 10.4%.

In seasonally-adjusted, month-on-month terms, industrial production swung to a 3.1% contraction in April, which contrasted a revised 4.0% expansion in March (previously reported: +3.7% month-on-month). Annual average growth in industrial production rose to 4.0% in April from 3.5% in March.

Portugal Industrial Production Forecast

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