French September Industrial Output Slightly Higher Than Expected

PARIS – France's industrial output rose slightly more than anticipated in September as pharmaceutical production jumped, statistics showed Friday.

Industrial output in the eurozone's second-largest economy rose 0.6% in September from August, national statistics agency Insee said.

Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had forecast a 0.5% expansion.

Insee also revised its August reading upward to an on-month 0.2% decline from minus-0.3% previously.

Pharmaceutical output surged 12% in September after weakness over the summer, Insee's statistics showed.

Food and equipment output grew slightly in September, while production of transport goods dropped 4.3%.

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November 10, 2017 03:19 ET (08:19 GMT)