In August 2023, output fell back over a month in the manufacturing industry (‑0.4% after +0.4%), as well as in the whole industry (‑0.3% after +0.5%). In August 2023, output fell back over a month in the “other manufacturing” industries (‑1.2% after +1.2%) and in the manufacture of food products and beverages (‑1.0% after +0.3%). It decreased again in the manufacture of machinery and equipment goods (‑0.6% after ‑0.4%). On the contrary, output recovered in the manufacture of transport equipment (+3.5% after ‑1.2%): it bounced back strongly in the manufacture of “other transport equipment” (+8.6% after ‑4.1%) ... (full story)