Eurozone industrial production rose 1% in the month of November 2009 and by 0.9% in the EU27. In October production fell by 0.3% and 0.7% respectively.
In the 12 months to November 2009, industrial production declined by 7.1% in the Eurozone and by 6.4% in the EU27. These estimates are released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Monthly comparison
In November 2009, production of intermediate goods increased by 1.8% in the Eurozone and by 1.7% in the EU27. Durable consumer goods grew by 1.8% in the Eurozone, but fell by 0.5% in the EU27. Capital goods rose by 1.1% and 0.7% respectively. Non-durable consumer goods gained 0.6% in the Eurozone and 0.5% in the EU27. Production of energy declined by 2.2% and 1.7% respectively.
Among the Member States for which data are available, industrial production rose in sixteen and fell in four. The highest increases were registered in Latvia (+8.7%), Slovenia (+3.0%) and Estonia (+2.9%), and the largest falls in Ireland (-8.0%) and Portugal (-3.7%).
Annual comparison
In November 2009 compared with November 2008, production of non-durable consumer goods fell by 1.1% and production of intermediate goods by 5.9% in both the Eurozone and the EU27. Production of energy declined by 6.2% in the Eurozone and by 6.8% in the EU27. Durable consumer goods decreased by 8.7% and 6.2% respectively. Capital goods dropped by 13.0% in the Eurozone and by 11.1% in the EU27.
Industrial production fell in all Member States for which data are available, except Poland (+7.3%), Romania (+4.4%) and Luxembourg (+0.7%). The largest decreases were registered in Denmark and Finland (both -14.4%), Estonia (-13.7%) and Bulgaria (-12.1%).
Irish industrial production was down 9.4% in the 12 month period.
The Eurozone (EA16) includes Belgium, Germany, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland.
The EU27 includes Belgium (BE), Bulgaria (BG), the Czech Republic (CZ), Denmark (DK), Germany (DE), Estonia (EE), Ireland (IE), Greece (EL), Spain (ES), France (FR), Italy (IT), Cyprus (CY), Latvia (LV), Lithuania (LT), Luxembourg (LU), Hungary (HU), Malta (MT), the Netherlands (NL), Austria (AT), Poland (PL), Portugal (PT), Romania (RO), Slovenia (SI), Slovakia (SK), Finland (FI), Sweden (SE) and the United Kingdom (UK).
