Uruguay: Industrial production steadies in July
Latest reading: Manufacturing production was up 4.2% in annual terms in July, unchanged from the previous month’s reading.
Relative to the previous month’s figures, production readings in July improved for food (+4.9% vs -6.6% in June) and chemical substances and products (+1.9% vs -1.9% in June). In contrast, readings softened for paper production (-2.0% vs +15.0% in June) and beverages output (+2.5% vs +33.9% in June).