Brussels, 12/10/2011 (Agence Europe) - According to estimates published on Wednesday 12 October 2011, industrial production rose by 1.2% in the eurozone and 0.9% in the EU27 in August 2011 on July 2011. The production of investment goods rose by 2.1% in the eurozone and 1.6% in the EU27, while production of intermediary goods rose by 1.7% and 1.4% respectively. Non-durable consumer goods production rose by 1.1% in the eurozone and 0.7% in the EU27. The generation of energy did not change in the eurozone, but rose by 0.3% in the EU27. There was no change in the production of durable consumer goods in either zone. Industrial production rose in 12 member states and fell in 10. The highest rises were in Portugal (8.2%), Ireland (4.4%) and Italy (4.3%), and the greatest falls were recorded in Denmark (-3.0%), Sweden (-2.7%) and Bulgaria (-2.1%).
From August 2011 to August 2011, industrial production rose by 5.3% in the eurozone and 4.3% in the EU27. The production of investment goods rose by 12.2% in the eurozone and 10.6% in the EU27, while the production of intermediary goods rose by 5.3% and 4.7% respectively. Durable consumer goods saw a rise of 2.8% in the eurozone and 1.1% in the EU27, while non-durable consumer goods rose by 1.9% and 1.8% respectively. Energy generation slumped by 3.5% in the eurozone and 3.6% in the EU27. Industrial production rose in 17 member states and fell in five. The greatest rises were seen in Estonia (22.7%), Ireland (10.1%), Germany (7.8%) and Romania (7.7%), and the greatest falls in Greece (-12.3%) and Malta (-2.2%).
In July 2011, industrial production rose by 1.1% and 0.9% respectively. (OL/transl.fl)