Germany's industrial production posts biggest gain in 6 years
The data revealed that Germany’s industrial output increased by 2.6% on the month in August, after slipping by 0.1% in July. This easily beat the expectations of 0.7% increase for August.
The increase was attributed to the upward trend in the manufacturing output, which increased by 3.2%, the largest increase since March 2010.
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