06.03.201907:59:00UTC+00Latvia Industrial Production Falls In January

Latvia's industrial production fell in January, driven by a decline in the electricity and gas supply sector, data from the Central Statistical Bureau showed on Wednesday.

Industrial production dropped a calendar-adjusted 1.8 percent year-over-year in January.

The decline was driven by a 15.3 percent slump in electricity and gas supply output.

Meanwhile, mining and quarrying production grew 8.4 percent and manufacturing output advanced by 3.6 percent.

On a monthly basis, the seasonally adjusted data of industrial production fell 3.7 percent in January.