Monthly comparison
In April 2009 compared with March 2009, production of non-durable consumer goods fell by 0.7% in the euro area and by 0.2% in the EU27. Durable consumer goods decreased by 0.8% and 0.3% respectively. Production of energy dropped by 1.1% in the euro area and by 0.2% in the EU27. Intermediate goods declined by 1.7% and 0.8% respectively. Capital goods fell by 2.7% in the euro area and by 1.4% in the EU27.
Among the Member States for which data are available, industrial production rose in six and fell in twelve. The highest increases were registered in Latvia (+4.8%), Spain (+2.0%) and Italy (+1.1%), and the most significant falls in Slovenia (-3.8%), Finland (-3.4%) and Estonia (-2.8%).
Annual comparison
In April 2009 compared with April 2008, production of non-durable consumer goods fell by 6.5% in the euro area and by 4.4% in the EU27. Production of energy decreased by 12.3% and 9.6% respectively. Durable consumer goods declined by 22.4% in the euro area and by 20.0% in the EU27. Capital goods dropped by 26.7% and 25.1% respectively. Intermediate goods fell by 27.1% in the euro area and by 25.6% in the EU27.
Industrial production fell in all Member States for which data are available. The largest decreases were registered in Estonia (-33.7%), Slovenia (-24.9%), Lithuania (-24.5%) and Italy (-24.2%), and the smallest in Poland (-6.9%), Romania (-7.8%), Portugal (-11.1%), Greece (-12.2%) and the United Kingdom (-12.3%).
