Italian industrial turnover was
down by 3.6% in March with respect to the same time last year
and by 1.6% with respect to February, according to seasonally
adjusted data released by Istat on Wednesday.
The year-on-year fall was the biggest since August 2013,
the national statistics agency said.
It added that industrial turnover was down on average by
1.1% in the first three months of this year with respect to the
same period in 2015.
The agency said industrial orders dropped 3.3% in March
compared to February but were 0.1% higher than in the same month
last year.
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