India, Jan. 27 -- Lithuania's industrial output expanded sharply in December, largely driven by strong growth in the manufacturing sector, data from Statistics Lithuania showed on Monday.
Industrial production rose a calendar-adjusted 7.5 percent year-on-year in December.
Production in the manufacturing sector alone grew 8.4 percent annually in December, and that in the mining and quarrying sector advanced 2.5 percent. Meanwhile, the utility output declined by 1.6 percent.
Among the major industrial groups, production of intermediate goods increased the most, by 19.2 percent, and that of capital goods surged by 16.8 percent.
On a monthly basis, industrial production rose seasonally and working-day-adjusted 2.2 percent in December.
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