By sectors, bearing in mind the classification of large industrial sectors, the evolution of the index in October 2006 with regard to October 2005 presents variations in growth: Capital goods grew by 10.0%, Intermediate goods grew by 3.8%, Consumer Goods rose by 1.6%, as a result of the increases in Durable Consumer Goods (3.6%) and Non-durable Consumer goods (0.5%), but Energy fell by 2.8%.
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