Germany industrial production recovered at a faster than expected pace in November, official data revealed.
Industrial output grew 0.2% from October, when output was down by revised 0.4%, Destatis reported.
Production was expected to gain 0.1%.
Excluding energy and construction, industrial production gained 0.5%.
Intermediate goods output went up 1.1% and capital goods production gained 0.7%.
By contrast, consumer goods output was down 1.5%.
Energy production advanced 3%, while construction output dropped by 2.2%.
On a yearly basis, industrial production dropped 0.4% in November, the data showed.
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