In October 2011 compared with September 2011, production of energy fell by 0.9% in the euro area and by 0.6% in the EU27. Intermediate goods decreased by 0.8% in both zones. Durable consumer goods dropped by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU27. Non-durable consumer goods grew by 0.6% and 0.3% respectively. Capital goods rose by 1.2% in the euro area and by 0.9% in the EU27.
Among the Member States for which data are available, industrial production fell in fourteen, remained stable in France and rose in eight. The highest decreases were registered in Greece (-4.4%), Lithuania (-3.7%), Luxembourg (-3.6%) and Slovenia (-2.3%), and the largest increases in Ireland (+6.6%), Estonia (+2.9%), Malta and Slovakia (both +0.9%).
Annual comparison
In October 2011 compared with October 2010, production of capital goods increased by 5.3% in the euro area and by 5.5% in the EU27. Non-durable consumer goods rose by 0.9% and 1.2% respectively. Intermediate goods grew by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.6% in the EU27. Durable consumer goods fell by 2.1% and 2.8% respectively. Production of energy decreased by 5.1% in the euro area and by 5.4% in the EU27.
Among the Member States for which data are available, industrial production rose in fourteen and fell in nine. The highest increases were registered in Ireland (+12.2%), Slovakia (+7.8%), Poland (+7.1%) and Sweden (+6.0%), and the largest decreases in Greece (-12.4%), Luxembourg (-11.3%), Finland (-6.0%) and Italy (-4.2%).
