Eurozone industrial production up by 1.1 pct in Feb.
Xinhua, April 14, 2015 Adjust font size:
The seasonally adjusted industrial production rose by 1.1 percent in the eurozone and by 0.9 percent in the European Union (EU) in February 2015 compared with the previous month, according to estimates from the statistical office of the European Union Eurostat on Tuesday.
The increase of 1.1 percent in industrial production in the eurozone in February 2015 was due to production of non-durable consumer goods rising by 1.6 percent, energy by 1.1 percent, capital goods and durable consumer goods both by 1.0 percent, and intermediate goods by 0.3 percent.
In the EU, the increase of 0.9 percent was due to production of non-durable consumer goods rising by 1.1 percent, capital goods by 0.9 percent, energy by 0.6 percent, durable consumer goods by 0.5 percent, and intermediate goods by 0.3 percent.
The highest increases in industrial production were registered in Ireland, Lithuania, Croatia and Greece, while the largest decreases in Malta, Bulgaria and Portugal.
Moreover, the industrial production increased by 1.6 percent in the eurozone and by 1.4 percent in the EU in February 2015 compared with that of February 2014.
The increase of 1.6 percent in industrial production in the eurozone in February 2015 is due to production of energy rising by 6.6 percent, non-durable consumer goods by 1.8 percent, capital goods by 1.1 percent and durable consumer goods by 0.5 percent, while intermediate goods fell by 0.2 percent.
In the EU, the increase of 1.4 percent is due to production of energy rising by 3.9 percent, capital goods by 1.7 percent, durable consumer goods by 1.3 percent, and intermediate goods and non-durable consumer goods both by 0.7 percent.
The highest increases in industrial production were registered in Ireland, the Netherlands, Hungary and Slovenia, and the largest decreases in Finland, Sweden and Denmark. Endit