It was the first growth after three consecutive months of decline in industrial activity, as output fell at a softer pace for mining & quarrying (-4.8% vs -11.7% in September), electricity, gas, steam & air-conditioning supply (-2.4% vs -31.4%), and water supply, sewerage, waste management & remediation activities (-2.6% vs -7.4%).

At the same time, output rose for manufacturing (0.9% vs 0%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production tumbled 0.9% in October, following a downwardly revised 0.3% increase in the previous month, according to the Vilnius-based statistics agency.