BERLIN, Dec 7 (Reuters) - Germany's Economy Ministry

reported the following economic indicator on Friday:

GERMAN INDUSTRY OUTPUT Oct 12 Sept 12 Oct/Sept 12

Month-on-month change -2.6 -1.3 -2.7

Index (base 2005) 108.5 111.4 110.0

NOTES

- Consensus forecast -0.5 percent. Forecast range between

-6.5 percent and +0.6 percent in a Reuters poll of 38

economists.

- Figures seasonally adjusted, provisional and expressed in

volume terms. Percentage change unless stated.

The ministry gave the following details of seasonally

adjusted changes compared with the previous month.

OCT 12 SEPT 12

Index Pct change Index Pct change

Manufacturing output 109.6 -2.4 112.3 -2.1

- Intermed. goods 110.6 -1.1 111.8 -1.8

Capital goods 112.2 -4.3 117.2 -3.5

Consumer goods 101.8 -0.9 102.7 +0.6

- durables 91.8 -6.2 97.9 -1.2

- non-durables 103.8 +0.1 103.7 +1.0

Energy 90.0 -3.2 93.0 +5.0

Construction 120.1 -5.3 126.8 +2.4

Two-month comparison Oct/Sept 2012 with previous two

months:

Industrial output -2.7

Manufacturing output: -3.4

Including: Intermediate goods -2.9

Capital goods -5.4

Consumer goods +0.4

-durables -5.4

-non-durables +1.6

Energy output +3.4

Construction -1.6

Workday adjusted two-month comparison Oct/Sept 2012 with

same period a year ago:

Industrial output -2.3

Manufacturing output -3.1

Inc: Intermediate goods -4.4

Capital goods -2.6

Consumer goods -0.9

- durables -5.2

- non-durables unch

Energy output +6.0

Construction +0.9

(Reporting by Berlin bureau)

Keywords: GERMANY OUTPUT/TABLE

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