Monthly comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State
The increase of 0.2% in industrial production in the euro area in February 2014, compared with January 2014, is due to production of intermediate goods rising by 0.6% and non-durable consumer goods by 0.5%, while capital goods remained stable and durable consumer goods fell by 1.2% and energy by 1.7%.
In the EU28, the increase of 0.4% is due to production of non-durable consumer goods rising by 0.9%, intermediate goods by 0.5% and capital goods by 0.2%, while durable consumer goods fell by 0.7% and energy by 1.4%.
The highest increases in industrial production were registered in Malta (+5.4%), Ireland (+5.0%) and Lithuania (+2.5%), and the largest decreases in Croatia (-2.8%), Estonia (-2.2%) and Romania (-1.3%).
Annual comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State
The increase of 1.7% in industrial production in the euro area in February 2014, compared with February 2013, is due to production of intermediate goods rising by 4.2%, capital goods by 4.0% and non-durable consumer goods by 2.8%, while production of durable consumer goods fell by 0.6% and energy by 8.5%.
In the EU28, the increase of 2.1% is due to production of intermediate goods rising by 4.6%, capital goods by 4.5%, non-durable consumer goods by 2.7% and durable consumer goods by 1.5%, while production of energy fell by 7.2%.
The highest increases in industrial production were registered in Slovakia (+9.0%), Romania (+8.9%) and Hungary (+8.2%), and the largest decreases in the Netherlands (-8.9%), Finland (-5.4%) and Lithuania (-2.1%).
