It was the sixteenth consecutive month of contraction in industrial activity and the steepest since June, as output continued to decline for both manufacturing (-9.3% vs -7.1% in August) and electricity, gas, steam & air-conditioning supply (-26.2% vs -33.6%).

On the other hand, output decreased less for mining & quarrying (-0.3% vs -41.5%).

On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial activity tumbled 2.9% in September, following a 2.2% growth in the previous month.