Summary
Making things like cars and toys grew a lot, especially electric parts.
Power plants also made more electricity, up over 12%.
Some mining places made a little less, but most things grew.
Key Points
4 points1
Overall industrial output rose 8% compared to last year.
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Manufacturing grew 9% and electricity grew 12.3%.
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Electric equipment production jumped about 31%.
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Mining sector fell 5.6%.
New Words to Learn
9 wordsindustrial production
how much stuff factories and power plants make
manufacturing
making things in factories
electricity
the power that lights homes and runs machines
mining
digging up rocks and minerals from the ground
capital goods
big machines and tools that help make other things
intermediate goods
parts used to build other products
consumer durables
things like refrigerators that last a long time
renewable sources
energy that comes from nature and never runs out, like the sun or wind
non‑renewable sources
energy that can run out, like coal or oil
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