RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Brazil's industrial production increased 11.8 percent year on year in the first 10 months of 2010, statistics show.

The growth continues an upward trend starting October last year, according to a survey released by Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) on Thursday. In September, industrial output was up 0.4 percent from September.

Industrial production rose in 25 out of 27 sectors included in the survey, the IBGE said, with the biggest increases seen in the auto (26.7 percent), machinery and equipment (29.2 percent), and metallurgy (21.5 percent) sectors.

Only tobacco products (9.3 percent) and other transportation equipment (2.7 percent) sectors recorded negative figures.