In October this year, seasonally-adjusted industrial production increased by 0.1 percent both in the euro area and the EU-28 as compared with September, while industrial production in September had increased by 0.5 percent in the euro area and by 0.6 percent in the EU-28, both on month-on-month basis. In October this year compared with October 2013, industrial production increased by 0.7 percent in the euro area and by 0.8 percent in the EU-28. These figures are released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union.
As compared to September, in October this year the production of durable goods increased by 0.9 percent in the euro area and by 0.6 percent in the EU-28, while the production of non-durable consumer goods was up by 1.8 percent in the euro area and by 1.5 percent in the EU-28. Meanwhile, production of intermediate goods increased by 0.3 percent in the euro area and rose by 0.2 percent in the EU-28, month on month. In October of the current year, production of capital goods decreased by 0.2 percent in the both areas, while production of energy decreased by 1.9 percent euro area and by 1.0 in the EU-28, all month on month.
Among the member states, in October the highest month-on-month increases were registered in Ireland (+9.0 percent), Lithuania (+5.0 percent), Greece (+2.5 percent) and Slovenia (+2.4 percent) and the largest decreases in Hungary (-2.7 percent), and France and the Netherlands (both -0.9 percent).
As compared to the same month of 2013, in October this year production of non-durable consumer goods increased by 3.7 percent in the euro area and by 2.8 percent in the EU-28, while production of intermediate goods fell by 0.4 percent in the euro area and increased by 0.1 percent in the EU-28. In October of the current year, production of durable consumer goods increased by 0.2 percent in the euro area and by 1.8 percent in the EU-28, production of energy dropped by 2.5 percent in the euro area and by two percent in the EU-28, while production of capital goods increased by 1.4 percent in the euro area and by 1.7 percent in the EU-28, all year on year.
Among the member states for which data are available, in October this year the largest year-on-year decreases were registered in Denmark and Italy ( both -3.0 percent) and the highest increases in Ireland (+38.8 percent), and Romania and Slovenia (both +3.9 percent).