Brazil's industrial output beats expectations in April
BY Reuters | ECONOMIC | 08:10 AM EDTSAO PAULO, June 3 (Reuters) - Industrial production in Brazil rose 0.7% in April from March, government statistics agency IBGE said on Wednesday, marking the fourth consecutive monthly gain and beating the median estimate of a 0.4% rise in a Reuters poll.
Output was up 2.7% year-on-year in April, IBGE added. Economists had forecast a 1.7% rise. (Reporting by Gabriel Araujo Editing by Bernadette Baum)
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