In November last year, seasonally-adjusted industrial production increased by 1.5 percent in the euro area and by 1.6 percent in the EU-28, as compared with October, while industrial production in October had risen by 0.1 percent in the euro area and fell by 0.1 percent in the EU-28, both on month-on-month basis. In November last year compared with November 2015, industrial production increased by 3.2 percent in the euro area and 3.1 percent in the EU-28. These figures are released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union.
As compared to October, in November last year the production of durable goods decreased by 0.1 percent in the euro area and was up by 0.1 percent in the EU-28, while the production of non-durable consumer goods increased by 2.9 percent in the euro area and was up 2.8 percent in the EU-28. In November last year, production of capital goods increased by 0.1 percent in the euro area and 0.3 percent in the EU-28, while the production of intermediate goods increased by 1.6 percent in the euro area and by 1.7 percent in the EU-28, all month on month. Meanwhile, production of energy rose by 1.2 percent in the euro area and by 1.7 percent in the EU-28, month on month.
Among the member states, in November the highest month-on-month increases were registered in Ireland (+16.3%), Denmark (+4.6%) and Croatia (+3.7%), and the highest decreases in Greece and Portugal (both -0.9%).
As compared to the same month of 2015, in November last year production of durable consumer goods decreased by 0.8 percent in the euro area and was up by 0.6 percent in the EU-28, production of intermediate goods rose by 2.5 percent in the euro area and by 2.9 percent in the EU-28, while production of capital goods increased by 3.1 percent in the euro area and by 2.7 percent in the EU-28, all year on year. In November last year, production of non-durable consumer goods increased by 3.7 percent in the euro area and by 3.6 percent in the EU-28, while production of energy grew by 5.9 percent in the euro area and was up by 4.4 percent in the EU-28, both on year-on-year basis.