Czech industrial output rises 12.7 percent in March

Czech industrial output rose by 12.7 percent in March on a 12-month comparison after 15.4 percent in February, the Czech Statistical Office announced on Tuesday. In March, industrial production rose by 2.3 percent compared with February. February's output was 1.9 percent higher than January. A rise in production of transport equipment was the main factor fuelling the third successive month of double digit growth along with increases in production of electrical and optical equipment and machinery and equipment, the office added. Industrial orders were 6.3 percent higher in March compared with the same month a year earlier, the office said.