Argentina says September industrial output down 1.7 percent year-on-year


BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's industrial output ARIO=ECI shrank 1.7 percent in September on the year in non-seasonally adjusted terms, the Economy Ministry said on Friday, marking the 14th consecutive monthly decline.

The reading came in below the median forecast in a Reuters poll of analysts for a 2.0 percent drop.

Industrial output fell 0.3 percent in September versus the previous month in seasonally adjusted terms, the ministry said.

(Reporting by Hugh Bronstein; Editing by Diane Craft)

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