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Reuters poll of 22 economists had an average forecast for a rise
of 0.1 percent with estimates ranging from -1.0 to +1.3 percent.
The decline was driven by a 12.4 percent drop in the refining
sector, INSEE said, following a 21 percent decrease the previous
month, as strikes at Total's refineries disrupted production.
The French oil major was only able to resume production around
the middle of June after the 27-day strike.
But June output was also down 2.6 percent in the equipment goods
sector, and 1.7 percent in the transport material sector, with
only the mining, energy and water sector expanding with a 1.9
percent rise.
Over the second quarter as a whole, industrial production was
down 0.1 percent from the previous quarter, and up 0.4 percent
from the same quarter a year ago.
The following are the main figures given by INSEE (percentage
changes). The year-on-year figures compare the last three months
with same period a year earlier and three-month figures compare
the last three months with preceding three months.
For full details from INSEE: http://www.insee.fr/en/themes/info-rapide.asp?id=10
For a graphic: http://link.reuters.com/huq57s
(Reporting by Paris Newsroom; editing by Richard Lough)
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