The decrease of 1.0% in industrial production in the euro area in January 2018, compared with December 2017, is due to production of energy falling by 6.6%, durable consumer goods by 1.9% and intermediate goods by 1.0%, while production of capital goods rose by 1.2% and non-durable consumer goods by 0.1%. In the EU28, the decrease of 0.7% is due to production of energy falling by 3.3%, durable consumer goods by 1.4%, intermediate goods by 0.6% and non-durable consumer goods by 0.3%, while production of capital goods rose by 1.2%.
Eurozone Industrial Production fell by 1.0%
- Wednesday, Mar 14 2018
In January 2018 compared with December 2017, seasonally adjusted industrial production fell by 1.0% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.7% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In December 2017, industrial production rose by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU28. In January 2018 compared with January 2017, industrial production increased by 2.7% in the euro area and by 3.0% in the EU28.