UK: Annual Industrial Production up 1.5% in September, as expected

FXStreet (Łódź) - Year-over-year UK Industrial Production rose by 1.5% in September, following a 2.2% increase in August, National Statistics informed on Thursday. This result is in line with forecasts. On a monthly basis Industrial Production grew 0.6%, compared with the 0.1% drop and above expectations of +0.4.

On an annual basis UK Manufacturing Production climbed 2.9% in September, down from the 4.0% rise in August and slightly above projections of a 2.8% increase. Month-over-month Manufacturing Production edged up 0.4%, following 0.2% growth and above expectations of +0.3%.