France's industrial production declined unexpectedly in December, mainly due to weaker transport equipment manufacturing, the statistical office INSEE reported Thursday.
Industrial production dropped 0.7 percent on a monthly basis, in contrast to the 0.1 percent increase in November. Production was forecast to grow 0.2 percent in December.
Similarly, manufacturing output declined 0.8 percent after a 0.5 percent rise. Data showed that manufacturing output fell back due mainly to the weakness in manufacture of transport equipment.
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