Brazilian industry shows increased production

The Brazilian industry sector showed an increase in production in 9 of the 14 regions surveyed, informed the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE). The largest increase in industrial production from June to July was seen in Amazonas, with 3.3 percent, followed by Ceara (2.2 percent). From the researched areas, only the states of Santa Catarina, Pernambuco, Espirito Santo, Parana and Bahia showed less output in July than in the previous month. The State with the largest industrial base in the country, Sao Paulo, showed a 1.5 percent increase.