Posted on 12 Feb 2016
The figure was well above the median forecast of 0.8% from a Reuters poll of economists.
But mining sector output fell by 1.5% in December compared to the same month in 2014 due to the decrease in the natural gas index and crude oil index, the data showed.
Output growth in November slipped to 1.8% year-on-year, as global demand weakened and mining production declined.
Exports in December grew 1.4% from a year earlier, well below market expectations, due to slumping demand for the country’s commodities.
