MONTEVIDEO, June 13 (Xinhua) -- Uruguay's manufacturing output grew by 7.6 percent between January and April of this year compared to the same period in 2021, the National Institute of Statistics said Monday.

       According to the Manufacturing Industry Physical Volume Index, motor vehicle production jumped 186.7 percent, food production, 13.1 percent, and oil refining, 8.8 percent.

       The industrial sectors that saw the biggest drops in output included metal derivative products, which decreased 15.4 percent, and chemical products, which declined 8.9 percent over the four-month period, the National Institute of Statistics said.

       Uruguay's economy recovered last year following the crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with its gross domestic product (GDP) expanding 4.4 percent.