INDUSTRIAL production grew at its slowest pace in September, dipping below 10% for the first time this year, driven by the peaking of the world semiconductor industry and record oil prices that curbed electronics spending in the United States, economists said.
Output from factories, mines and utilities rose 9.8% year-on-year to 233.5 from 212.6 in the same month last year, the Statistics Department said in a statement.
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