By Maria Martinez

French industrial production increased sharply on month in June, beating analysts' forecasts, data from France's statistics agency Insee showed Friday.

Total industrial output--comprising output in manufacturing, energy and construction--rose 12.7% in June from May in calendar-adjusted terms. Economists had forecast a 7.9% increase in June, according to a poll by The Wall Street Journal.

Compared with February, the last month before the coronavirus pandemic hit Europe, total industrial output fell 11.0% in calendar-adjusted terms.

Manufacturing output--excluding energy and construction--was up 14.4% in June compared with May, while energy production grew 4.1% and construction rose 12.0%.

The French industrial-sector data comes after German industrial production figures earlier today, which showed a 8.9% increase in June from May.

Write to Maria Martinez at maria.martinez@wsj.com

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August 07, 2020 03:02 ET (07:02 GMT)

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