India, Feb. 6 -- The Czech Republic's industrial production declined for the second straight month in December, though at a slower-than-expected rate, data from the Czech Statistical Office revealed on Tuesday.
Separate data showed that the foreign trade balance turned to a surplus from a deficit in the previous year as imports fell faster than exports.
Industrial production contracted a working-day-adjusted 0.7 percent year-on-year in December, following a 2.7 percent decrease in November. The expected fall was 3.0 percent.
Mining and quarrying output contracted the most by 16.7 percent annually in December, and that of the utility segment dipped by 15.3 percent. Meanwhile, output produced in the manufacturing sector grew 1.9 percent lo...