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German industrial output jumps in October

  • Industrial output was up by 3.2% on the month after an upwardly revised increase of 2.3% in the previous month, figures released by the Federal Statistics Office showed.
Published December 7, 2020 Updated December 7, 2020 12:23pm
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BERLIN: German industrial output rose much more than expected in October, data showed on Monday, in a further sign that the export-oriented manufacturing sector helped Europe's largest economy to get off to a solid start in the fourth quarter.

Industrial output was up by 3.2% on the month after an upwardly revised increase of 2.3% in the previous month, figures released by the Federal Statistics Office showed.

A Reuters poll had forecast an increase of 1.6%.