The percentage change of the average of the last three months with respect to the previous three months was -0.2.
The calendar adjusted industrial production index decreased by 0.8% compared with August 2017 (calendar working days in August 2018 being the same as in August 2017); in the period January- August 2018 the percentage change was +1.8 compared with the same period of 2017.
The unadjusted industrial production index decreased by 0.8% compared with August 2017.