According to the statistics released by
France's National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE), the country's industrial
production in September this year fell by 1.6 percent month on month, following a revised month-on-month increase of 0.6 percent recorded in August.
In September,
France's
production in manufacture of metals and metal products fell by 1.5 percent, the
production of the automotive industry decreased by 7.2 percent, while the output of the construction industry decreased by 5.8 percent, all compared to the previous month.