Luxembourg, 28/03/2001 (Agence Europe) - According to estimates published by Eurostat on 20 March, industrial production in the euro zone fell by 1.9% in January 2001 compared to December 2000. As for production in the Union (EU15), it fell by 1.8%, following a rise of 1.6% in December.
In the euro zone, the steepest falls in January concerned intermediary goods (-1.4%); in the EU15, this concerned durable and non-durable consumer goods (-1.5% for each sector). The other sectors also...