Euro area industrial output up 0.1 percent in July from June

Wednesday, 13 September 2017 16:27:34 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul
       

In July this year, seasonally-adjusted industrial production rose by 0.1 percent in the euro area and decreased by 0.3 percent in the EU-28, as compared with June, while industrial production in June had fallen by 0.6 percent both in the euro area and in the EU-28, both on month-on-month basis. In July this year compared with July last year, industrial production increased by 3.2 percent in the euro area and by 3.1 percent in the EU-28. These figures are released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union

As compared to June, in July this year the production of durable goods rose 0.7 percent in the euro area and by 0.2 percent in the EU-28, while the production of non-durable consumer goods decreased 0.4 percent in the euro area and 0.6 percent in the EU-28. In July this year, production of capital goods rose by 0.8 percent in the euro area and by 0.4 percent in the EU-28, while the production of intermediate goods increased by 0.5 percent in the euro area and 0.4 percent in the EU-28, all month on month. Meanwhile, production of energy decreased by 1.2 percent in the euro area and by 1.1 percent in the EU-28, month on month. 

Among the member states, in July the highest month-on-month increases were registered in Portugal (+1.9%), Ireland (+1.8%) and France (+0.6%), and the highest decreases in the Czech Republic (-9.8%), Hungary (-4.1%) and Malta and Slovakia (both -3.3%).

As compared to the same month of 2016, in July this year production of durable consumer goods increased by 5.7 percent in the euro area and was up by five percent in the EU-28, production of intermediate goods rose by 4.8 percent both in the euro area and in the EU-28, while production of capital goods increased by 4.3 percent in the euro area and rose by 4.6 percent in the EU-28, all year on year. In July this year, production of non-durable consumer goods decreased by 0.5 percent in the euro area and moved down by 0.4 percent in the EU-28, while production of energy rose by 1.2 percent in the euro area and was up by 0.1 percent in the EU-28, both on year-on-year basis.

Among the member states for which data are available, in July the largest year-on-year increases were registered in Slovakia (+9.2%), Latvia (+8.9%) and Romania (+7.6%), and the largest decreases in Ireland (-9.2%), Denmark (-3.1%) and Malta (-1.7%).


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