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Eurozone (EA16) industrial production in May 2010
grew by 0.9% and by 1.0% in the EU272.
In April production increased by
0.9% and 0.5% respectively.
In the year to May 2010 compared with May 2009,
industrial production rose by 9.4% in the Eurozone and by
8.7% in the EU27.
These estimates are released by
Eurostat, the statistics office of the European Union.
Monthly comparison: In the month of May 2010, production of
durable consumer goods grew by 2.4% in the Eurozone
and by 1.8% in the EU27. Capital
goods increased by 1.0% and 1.7% respectively. Intermediate goods rose by 0.8%
in both zones. Production of energy gained 0.6% in the Eurozone and 1.3% in the EU27. Non-durable
consumer goods grew by 0.6% and 0.9% respectively. Among the Member States for
which data are available, industrial production rose in sixteen and fell in six.
The highest increases were registered in Ireland
(+7.5%), Slovenia
(+4.5%), Poland , Sweden (both
+3.4%) and Germany (+2.9%) and the largest decreases in Luxembourg (-6.6%) and Portugal (-0.7%).
Annual comparison:In the year to May 2010, production of
intermediate goods grew by 14.7% in the Eurozone
and by 13.7% in the EU27. Capital
goods increased by 8.6% and 9.0% respectively. Durable consumer goods rose by
6.3% in the Eurozone and by 7.7% in the EU27. Production of energy gained
5.7% and 4.3% respectively. Non-durable consumer goods grew by 3.7% in the
Eurozone
and by 3.3% in the EU27.
Industrial production rose in all Member States for which data are available,
except Greece (-6.3%) and Bulgaria
(-1.7%). The highest increases were
registered in Estonia (+17.2%), Luxembourg
(+13.5%),
Sweden (+13.4%), Latvia (+13.2%)
and Germany (+13.1%).
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).
