Brussels, 20/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - The industrial production of the euro zone was down 0.8% in October 2005 compared to September, when it had fallen by 0.3% in August. Compared to October 2004, the rise in industrial production was 0.1% in the euro zone and 0.2% in the EU25. Between September and October 2005, industrial production was up in 7 Member States, including Hungary (+1.9%) and down in 15 others, such as Lithuania (-6.3%). The production of intermediary goods fell by 0.3% in the euro zone and by 0.2% in the EU25, while consumer durables were down by 0.6% and 0.3% in these two areas respectively. Consumer non-durables fell by 0.7% and 0.5%, investment goods 1.2% and 1.1%, and the energy sector fell by 1.2% in the euro zone and by 1.6% in the EU25. As an annual rate, industrial production increased in 14 Member States and fell in 8 others. The largest rises were noted in Hungary (+9.9%), Estonia (+8.7%), Poland (+7.6%) and Latvia (+7.1%) while the most marked falls were recorded in Belgium (-7.7%), the Czech Republic (-3.5%), the Netherlands (-3.4%) and France (-3.0%).