India, Aug. 18 -- Switzerland's industrial output contracted slightly in the second quarter, provisional data from the Federal Statistical Office showed on Monday.
Industrial production dropped 0.1 percent year-over-year in the June quarter, reversing its 8.9 percent growth in the first quarter.
The output produced in the manufacturing sector was 0.7 percent higher compared to last year but much slower than the 10.3 percent growth in the previous quarter. Similarly, the annual growth in the mining and quarrying output eased to 1.3 percent from 4.5 percent. Energy production also increased at a slower pace of 0.8 percent.
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