According to the statistics released by France's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, the country's manufacturing production in June 2012 remained almost stable compared to May 2012 with a slight increase of 0.1%, following a revised MoM decrease of 1.1% recorded in May 2012.
During the second quarter of 2012, output decreased in the manufacturing sector by 1.2% QOQ and was down by 3.1% YoY as compared to the corresponding period of 2011.
In June 2012, France's production in manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment, rose by 0.4 percent, the production of the motor vehicles, trailers and semi trailers industry decreased by three percent, while the output of the construction industry increased slightly by 0.7%.
Meanwhile, in the second quarter the production in manufacture of basic metals and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment, fell by 1.5%, the production of the motor vehicles, trailers and semi trailers industry decreased by 4.1%, while the output of the construction industry increased by 2.9%, all compared to the first quarter of 2012.
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