13 March 2006, 12:48 Italy: Jan industrial output up 4.1 % yr/yr
Italy's industrial output rose 4.1 pct in January from a year earlier, said the ISTAT statistics bureau
Adjusted for working days, the year-on-year rise was 1.0 pct, it said
On a seasonally adjusted basis, output was down 0.3 pct from December
Economists polled by AFX News had expected an unchanged month-on-month output and a 3.0 pct rise from a year earlier
By sector, ISTAT said consumer goods production was down 0.7 pct on a year-on-year basis and down 1.0 pct on a monthly basis, adding both figures are stated on an adjusted basis
Capital goods production rose 0.2 pct on an annual basis, and fell 0.9 pct on a monthly basis
Intermediate goods production fell 1.5 pct from a year earlier, and fell 1.2 pct from December
Energy output rose 9.3 pct on an annual basis and was down 0.8 pct on a monthly basis
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