24.02.201705:33:00UTC+00Austria Production Index Climbs In December

Austria's production index that combines output of both industry and construction, increased at the end of the year, figures from Statistics Austria showed Friday.

The production index grew a working-day-adjusted 2.1 percent year-over-year in December.

Industrial production advanced 3.0 percent annually in December, while construction output fell by 0.6 percent.

Month-on-month, production index dropped a seasonally adjusted 1.6 percent in December.

On a yearly average, the production index increased by 1.7 percent in 2016 compared to 2015, the agency reported.