In December 2020, output decreased in the manufacturing industry for the first time since April 2020 (−1.7%, after +0.7% in November). In the whole industry, output decreased for the second consecutive month (−0.8%, after −0.7%). Compared to February (the last month before the first general lockdown), output remained significantly lower in the manufacturing industry (−5.7%), as well as in the whole industry (−4.9%). In December, output slumped in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum due to the shutdown of several refineries (−30.5% after −1.7%). It fell back in “other manufacturing” (−1.4% after +0.3%), ... (full story)