In November 2011 compared with October 2011, production of non-durable consumer goods fell by 0.8% in the euro area and by 0.6% in the EU27. Durable consumer goods decreased by 0.8% in the euro area, but rose by 0.1% in the EU27. Capital goods remained stable in both zones. Intermediate goods remained stable in the euro area and grew by 0.1% in the EU27. Production of energy increased by 0.5% in the euro area, but dropped by 0.2% in the EU27.
Among the Member States for which data are available, industrial production fell in ten and rose in nine. The largest decreases were registered in Ireland (-9.4%), Sweden (-3.0%) and Slovakia (-2.4%), and the highest increases in the Czech Republic (+2.7%), Poland (+1.6%), Greece, France and Lithuania (all +1.1%).
Annual comparison
In November 2011 compared with November 2010, production of energy fell by 5.8% in the euro area and by 6.6% in the EU27. Durable consumer goods decreased by 4.0% and 2.1% respectively. Non-durable consumer goods dropped by 1.3% in the euro area and 0.7% in the EU27. Intermediate goods fell by 1.1% and 0.8% respectively. Capital goods increased by 4.3% in the euro area and by 4.5% in the EU27.
Among the Member States for which data are available, industrial production fell in nine and rose in ten. The highest decreases were registered in Greece (-8.2%), Spain (-7.0%), Ireland (-4.4%), Malta (-4.3%) and Italy (-4.1%), and the largest increases in Poland (+9.9%), Latvia (+8.5%), the Czech Republic (+5.4%), Romania (+3.3%) and Germany (+3.2%).
