Brazil's industrial output beats expectations in March

BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 05/07/26 08:06 AM EDT

SAO PAULO, May 7 (Reuters) - Industrial production in Brazil rose 0.1% in March from February, government statistics agency IBGE said on Thursday, beating the median estimate in a Reuters poll which projected a decrease of 0.2%.

Output was up 4.3% year-on-year in March, IBGE added. Economists in the Reuters poll had forecast a 3.5% rise. (Reporting by Camila Moreira and Gabriel Araujo; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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