It was the 11th consecutive month of contraction and the steepest since November of 2018, as manufacturing output dropped faster (-8.9% vs -7.9% in August).

In addition, mining and quarrying production fell (-6.5% from 2.3%) and electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply continued to decrease (-7.1% from -3.7%).

On a monthly basis, industrial production rose 1.4%, recovering from a 4.1% decline in August, BHAS noted.