In October this year, seasonally-adjusted industrial production rose by 0.2 percent in the euro area and by 0.3 percent in the EU-28, as compared with September, while industrial production in September had risen by 0.5 percent both in the euro area and the EU-28, both on month-on-month basis. In October this year compared with October last year, industrial production increased by 3.7 percent in the euro area and by 4.2 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 fell by 1.9 percent in the euro area and by 1.7 percent in the EU-28, while the production of non-durable consumer goods rose 0.5 percent in the euro area and by 0.7 percent in the EU-28. In October this year, production of capital goods fell by 0.3 percent in the euro area and by 0.2 percent in the EU-28, while the production of intermediate goods remained stable in the euro area and increased by 0.2 percent in the EU-28, all month on month. Meanwhile, production of energy increased by 0.1 percent in the euro area and fell by 0.2 percent in the EU-28, month on month.
Among the member states, in October the highest month-on-month decreases were registered in Malta (-6.1%), Portugal (-2.3%) and the Netherlands (-1.8%), and the highest increases in Ireland (+10.6%), Denmark (+2.8%) and Croatia (+2.7%).
As compared to the same month of 2016, in October this year production of durable consumer goods increased by 3.7 percent in the euro area and 3.5 percent in the EU-28, production of intermediate goods rose by 5.0 percent in the euro area and 5.3 percent in the EU-28, while production of capital goods increased by 3.3 percent in the euro area and rose by 4.2 percent in the EU-28, all year on year. In October this year, production of non-durable consumer goods increased by 5.7 percent in the euro area and moved up by 4.7 percent in the EU-28, while production of energy fell by 2.2 percent in the euro area and was down by 0.3 percent in the EU-28, both on year-on-year basis.
Among the member states for which data are available, in October the largest year-on-year increases were registered in Ireland (+13.14%), Slovenia (+10.7%), Poland (+10%) and Romania (+9.1%), while decreases were observed in Denmark (-2.3%), Malta (-1.4%) and the Netherlands (-0.4%).