The production index was at 53.9 percent in June, down from 56.3 percent the previous month.
Given this, the production index could be revised down to a fall of 1 per cent.
"It was an impressive piece of data, with the production index the lowest in 18 months," he said.
At 48.3, the production index was down from 52.4 in June.
It was the first report using a revised production index with 1987 as its reference period.
It was the highest reading since October, when the production index stood at 60.3 percent.
They show our production index for various key materials.
The production index stood at 48.4 percent, down from 48.5 percent.
The production index fell to 62.7 in April from 64 the prior month.
However, production index only takes the first five lactations into account.