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In
August, Industrial production experienced growth, both in terms of the
prior month (0.3%) and compared to August 2001 (0.9%). The
accumulated variation from January through August reached 0.5% -
practically on par with the July reading of 0.4% - but the accumulated
annual variation saw industrial output declining 0.8%.
In seasonally adjusted terms, industrial production grew 0.3% in August
over the previous month, up from 0.1% in July. When examined by
category of use, capital goods production declined 2.2% as did durable
consumer goods production, while intermediate goods output rose 0.1% and
semi- and non-durable consumer goods 1.2%.
Forecasts: This indicator is covered in the
LatinFocus Consensus Forecast. For 5-year projections, including quarterly forecasts for
the next two years, please click here
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