VIENNA (dpa-AFX) - Austria's production index that combines industry and construction dropped in August from a year ago, figures from Statistics Austria showed Friday.
The production index fell a working-day adjusted 3.7 percent year-on-year. Industrial production decreased 2.8 percent and construction output declined 6.9 percent.
On a monthly basis, the production index dropped a seasonally adjusted 2.1 percent, led by a 2.7 percent fall in construction. Industrial production decreased 1.8 percent.
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