Argentina industrial output rises 5.9 percent in July

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Argentina's industrial production rose 5.9 percent in July compared with the same month last year, official statistics agency Indec said on Thursday, the third straight month of gains after 15 consecutive months of declines.

Cumulatively, industrial production rose 0.8 percent for the first seven months of the year compared with the same period of 2016, Indec said.

(Reporting by Luc Cohen; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)

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