MADRID (AFX) - Industrial output fell 3.5 pct in February from a year earlier and compared with the 4.7 pct increase registered in January, the National Statistics Institute (INE) said.
Taking into account calendar effects, INE said industrial output declined 1.6 pct in February from a year earlier, compared with the 0.8 pct rise in January.
Energy production fell 1.4 pct in February from a year earlier, while minerals and chemicals output was down 3.6 pct. Metallurgy and precision tool production fell 4.4 pct in February from a year earlier, while other manufacturing goods output was down 3.4 pct.
Consumer goods production declined 3.0 pct in February from a year earlier, capital goods output was down 5.1 pct, and intermediary goods production fell 3.2 pct, INE said.