BRAZIL INDUSTRIAL GROWTH RATE SLOWED IN JANUARY

  The growth rate of Brazilian
  industrial output slowed in January to 6.09 pct above the same
  1986 month after rising 6.71 pct in December, Brazilian
  Geography and Statistics Institute figures show.
      The result is in line with the declining trend in the
  growth rate since October, the Institute said.
      In the 12 months to end-January industrial production was
  10.48 pct above the 12 months to end-January last year while in
  calendar 1986 output was 10.89 pct above 1985.
      The biggest output rises in the 12 months to end-January
  were 23.68 pct in pharmaceuticals and 22.12 pct in machinery.
  

