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Euro zone industrial production falls slightly in Jan: Eurostat

Xinhua, March 12, 2015 Adjust font size:

The seasonally adjusted industrial production fell by 0.1 percent in the euro zone in January 2015, compared with that of December 2014, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU.

Meanwhile, seasonally adjusted industrial production remained stable in the EU in January 2015.

The decrease in industrial production in the euro zone in January 2015 was due to production of durable consumer goods falling by 2.2 percent and intermediate goods by 0.5 percent, while capital goods and non-durable consumer goods both increased by 0.1 percent and energy by 0.9 percent, said Eurostat.

Industrial production remained stable in the EU as production of energy rose by 0.6 percent, and intermediate goods and non-durable consumer goods were both stable, while capital goods fell by 0.3 percent and durable consumer goods by 1.7 percent.

Among member states for which data are available, the largest decreases in industrial production were registered in Croatia, Latvia, Finland and Lithuania, and the highest increases in Malta, Hungary and Bulgaria.

Moreover, the industrial production increased by 1.2 percent in the euro zone and by 1.5 percent in the EU in January 2015 in comparison with January 2014. Endit