08.06.201807:10:00UTC+00Greece Industrial Production Climbs For Second Month

Greece's industrial production increased for the second straight month in April, preliminary data from the Hellenic Statistical Authority showed Friday.

Industrial production advanced a working-day-adjusted 1.9 percent year-over-year in April, following a 1.2 percent rise in March.

Among sectors, manufacturing production grew 2.4 percent annually in April and electricity output rose by 2.2 percent. Meanwhile, mining and quarrying production registered a decline of 6.4 percent.

On a monthly basis, industrial production fell 5.3 percent from March, when it expanded by 6.1 percent.