Seasonally adjusted European industrial production grew by 1 percent in the euro area (EA17) and by 0.5 percent in the EU28 in August compared with July, according to estimates from Eurostat. In July, industrial production fell by 1 percent and 0.6 percent, respectively.
Compared with August 2012, industrial production dropped by 2.1 percent in the euro area and by 1.6 percent in the EU28.
In a monthly comparison of August with July, production of capital goods grew by 2.4 percent in the euro area and by 1.4 percent in the EU28. Intermediate goods increased by 0.9 percent and 0.8 percent, respectively. Durable consumer goods rose by 0.8 percent in the euro area but fell by 0.9 percent in the EU28. Non-durable consumer goods gained 0.5 percent in the euro area and decreased by 0.3 percent in the EU28. Energy increased by 0.4 percent and 0.2 percent, respectively.
Among the Member States for which data are available, industrial production rose in thirteen and fell in ten. The highest increases were registered in Portugal (up 8.2 percent), Malta (up 7.2 percent) and the Czech Republic (up 4.7 percent), and the largest decreases were in Estonia (down 3.5 percent), Sweden (down 2.8 percent) and Latvia (down 2 percent).
Compared annually, August production of durable consumer goods fell by 6.1 percent in the euro area and by 3.9 percent in the EU28. Energy dropped by 3 percent and 4.1 percent, respectively. Intermediate goods decreased by 2.8 percent in the euro area and by 1.4 percent in the EU28. Non-durable consumer goods declined by 1.8 percent in both zones. Capital goods fell by 1.4 percent in the euro area and by 0.7 percent in the EU28.
Among the Member States for which data are available, industrial production fell in fourteen and rose in nine. The largest decreases were registered in Sweden (down 7.9 percent), Greece (down 7.5 percent), Ireland (down 5.9 percent) and Italy (down 4.6 percent), and the highest increases were in Romania (up 6 percent), Slovakia (up 4.3 percent) and the Czech Republic (up 4.2 percent).