Industrial production climbed 1.6% year-on-year in October, reversing a revised 3.3% decrease in September.
Among sectors, output produced in the utility sector grew the most by 17.2% annually in October. Mining and quarrying production advanced 5.7%, while manufacturing output increased only 0.3%. On a monthly basis, industrial output growth eased to 4.1% in October from a downwardly revised 8.2% in September.
In a separate report, the statistical office revealed that producer prices declined 4.1% annually in October, following a 2.7% fall in the prior month. The yearly decline was driven by lower prices in the manufacturing sector, which fell by 7.5%.
On a monthly basis, producer prices moved up 0.3%, following a 0.6% rise in the prior month.