Brussels, 18/01/2010 (Agence Europe) - Industrial production was up by 1.0% in the euro area and up by 0.9% in the EU 27 in November 2009 compared to October 2009, when it had fallen by 0.3% and 0.7% respectively. Compared to November 2008, industrial production was down 7.1% in the euro area and by 6.4% in the EU27, Eurostat states in a press release published on 14 January.
Monthly comparison shows that, in November 2009 compared with October 2009, production of intermediate goods increased by 1.8% in the euro area and by 1.7% in the EU27. Durable consumer goods grew by 1.8% in the euro area, but fell by 0.5% in the EU27. Capital goods rose by 1.1% and 0.7% respectively. Non-durable consumer goods gained 0.6% in the euro area and 0.5% in the EU27. Production of energy declined by 2.2% and 1.7% respectively. Among the member states for which data are available, industrial production rose in 16 and fell in four. The highest increases were registered in Latvia (+8.7%), Slovenia (+3.0%) and Estonia (+2.9%), and the largest falls in Ireland (-8.0%) and Portugal (-3.7%).
In November 2009 compared with November 2008, production of non-durable consumer goods fell by 1.1% and production of intermediate goods by 5.9% in both the euro area and the EU27. Production of energy declined by 6.2% in the euro area and by 6.8% in the EU27. Durable consumer goods decreased by 8.7% and 6.2% respectively. Capital goods dropped by 13.0% in the euro area and by 11.1% in the EU27. Industrial production fell in all Member States for which data are available, except Poland (+7.3%), Romania (+4.4%) and Luxembourg (+0.7%). The largest decreases were registered in Denmark and Finland (both -14.4%), Estonia (-13.7%) and Bulgaria (-12.1%). (A.B./transl.jl)