In September 2011 compared with August 2011, production of capital goods declined by 4.2% in the euro area and by 3.1% in the EU27. Durable consumer goods fell by 3.8% and 1.7% respectively. Intermediate goods dropped by 2.2% in the euro area and by 1.7% in the EU27. Production of energy decreased by 1.4% and 1.2% respectively. Non-durable consumer goods fell by 1.3% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU27.
Among the Member States for which data are available, industrial production fell in eleven, remained stable in the United Kingdom and rose in ten. The highest decreases were registered in Estonia (-10.9%), Portugal (-5.8%), Italy (-4.8%), Ireland (-3.5%) and Germany (-2.9%), and the largest increases in Slovakia (+3.2%), Poland and Sweden (both +1.9%) and Slovenia (+1.5%).
Annual comparison
In September 2011 compared with September 2010, production of capital goods increased by 5.7% in the euro area and by 6.0% in the EU27. Intermediate goods rose by 2.0% and 2.2% respectively. Non-durable consumer goods grew by 0.6% in the euro area and by 1.1% in the EU27. Durable consumer goods fell by 1.3% and 1.4% respectively. Production of energy decreased by 2.9% in the euro area and by 3.8% in the EU27.
Among the Member States for which data are available, industrial production rose in fourteen and fell in eight. The highest increases were registered in Latvia (+9.6%), Lithuania (+8.3%) and Poland (+7.9%), and the largest decreases in Italy (-2.7%), Greece (-2.3%) and Denmark (-2.2%).
