It was the second consecutive month of growth in industrial activity, as output recovered for mining & quarrying (0.3% vs -10.1% in August).

At the same time, output declined less for manufacturing (-0.7% vs -1.6%), while continued to accelerate for electricity, gas, steam & air-conditioning supply (30.1% vs 23%).

 On a monthly basis, industrial production rose sharply to 12.9% in September from a 4.6% rise in the previous month.