BRUSSELS (dpa-AFX) - Estonia's industrial production declined for the third consecutive month in August, but at a slower pace, data from Statistics Estonia showed on Tuesday.
Industrial production fell a working day adjusted 2.5 percent year-on-year in August, following a 5.3 percent fall in July. In June, production fell 3.2 percent.
The manufacturing output grew 3.9 percent annually in August.
Among the sub-sectors, energy production plunged 47.9 percent annually in August and mining output decreased 28.2 percent.
On a monthly basis, industrial production increased a seasonally adjusted 3.8 percent in August, reversing a 3.0 percent decline in the previous month.
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