-- 西班牙國家統計局週五公佈的初步數據顯示，經季節性和日曆效應調整後，西班牙3月工業生產年增1.8%，先前修正後的數據顯示年減0.9%。 按月計算，西班牙工業產出成長2.3%，而先前公佈的環比下降為0.1%。
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