Brazil's industrial output contracts 0.2% in February
On annual basis, industrial production declines 2.4%
By Ovunc Kutlu
ISTANBUL (AA) - Brazil’s industrial production contracted 0.2% in February on a monthly basis, according to data released Wednesday.
While the market expectation for the figure was to show a decline of 0.1%, it decreased 0.2% in January.
Food and chemical products contracted 1.1% and 1.8%, respectively, while pharmaceuticals' output fell 4.5% in February, the country’s Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) said in a statement.
On an annual basis, industrial production plummeted 2.4% in February.
The market expectation for the annual figure was a decrease of 1.9%.
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