UPDATE: Statistics: Russia’s industrial output falls 0.5% on year in Mar

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MOSCOW, Apr 15 (PRIME) -- Russia’s industrial output decreased 0.5% on the year and grew 9.1% on the month in March, the Federal State Statistics Service said in a statement on Friday.

Excluding seasonal factors, the industrial output increased 0.4% on the year in March.

In January–March, the country’s industrial output fell 0.6% on the year.

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