Euro area industrial output down 0.6 percent in September from August

Wednesday, 15 November 2017 13:52:46 (GMT+3)   |   Istanbul
       

In September this year, seasonally-adjusted industrial production fell by 0.6 percent in the euro area and by 0.5 percent in the EU-28, as compared with August, while industrial production in August had risen by 1.4 percent in the euro area and 1.7 percent in the EU-28, both on month-on-month basis. In September this year compared with September last year, industrial production increased by 3.3 percent in the euro area and by 3.6 percent in the EU-28. These figures are released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union

As compared to August, in September this year the production of durable goods fell 0.9 percent in the euro area and by 0.1 percent in the EU-28, while the production of non-durable consumer goods rose 0.1 percent in the euro area and decreased by 0.3 percent in the EU-28. In September this year, production of capital goods fell by 1.6 percent in the euro area and by 1.4 percent in the EU-28, while the production of intermediate goods decreased by 0.6 percent in the euro area and 0.3 percent in the EU-28, all month on month. Meanwhile, production of energy decreased by 0.9 percent in the euro area and by 0.6 percent in the EU-28, month on month. 

Among the member states, in September the highest month-on-month decreases were registered in Portugal (-6.7%), Denmark (-3.7%) and Greece (-3.6%), and the highest increases in the Netherlands (+4.3%), Sweden (+2.4%) and Estonia (+2.3%).

As compared to the same month of 2016, in September this year production of durable consumer goods increased by 6.9 percent in the euro area and 6.6 percent in the EU-28, production of intermediate goods rose by 4.6 percent in the euro area and 4.7 percent in the EU-28, while production of capital goods increased by 4.5 percent in the euro area and rose by 4.9 percent in the EU-28, all year on year. In September this year, production of non-durable consumer goods increased by 1.5 percent in the euro area and moved up by 1.6 percent in the EU-28, while production of energy fell by 1.7 percent in the euro area and was down by 0.1 percent in the EU-28, both on year-on-year basis.

Among the member states for which data are available, in September the largest year-on-year increases were registered in Latvia (+12.9%), Slovenia (+8.6%) and Hungary (+8.0%), while a decrease was observed in Ireland (-3.1%).


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