Industrial Production (Sep 2019)........>

FRANCE DATA: Industrial Production (Sep 2019)

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- French IP rebounded to 0.3% in Sep, falling slightly short of market forecasts

of a 0.4% uptick. 

- Annual output grew by 0.1% which is a four month high following Aug's slump to

-1.3% 

- Sep's uptick was driven by a rebound of manufacturing production and

construction 

- Manufacturing output increased by 0.6% on the month after having declined by

0.8% in Aug. 

- Meanwhile, construction picked up by 1.8% following Aug's drop by 1.3% 

- Within manufacturing consumer durable goods (+6.9%) saw the largest monthly

gain, hitting a 22-month high. 

- While consumer non-durables (+2.1%) and capital (+0.1%) goods edged higher in

Sep, energy (-2.1%) and intermediate (-0.1%) goods saw a monthly decline.