Monthly comparison
In August 2009 compared with July 2009, production of durable consumer goods increased by 5.3% in the euro area and by 4.5% in the EU27. Capital goods grew by 1.1% and 1.3% respectively. Intermediate goods rose by 0.5% in the euro area and by 0.6% in the EU27. Production of energy increased by 0.5% in the euro area and remained stable in the EU27. Non-durable consumer goods declined by 1.3% and 0.7% respectively.
Among the Member States for which data are available, industrial production rose in eleven and fell in ten. The highest increases were registered in Italy (+7.0%), Portugal (+5.2%) and Slovenia (+4.9%), and the most significant falls in Ireland (-16.7%), Lithuania (-4.2%) and Luxembourg (-3.0%).
Annual comparison
In August 2009 compared with August 2008, production of non-durable consumer goods fell by 4.4% in the euro area and by 3.0% in the EU27. Production of energy decreased by 6.0% and 6.2% respectively. Intermediate goods declined by 19.5% in the euro area and by 18.0% in the EU27. Durable consumer goods dropped by 20.6% and 16.4% respectively. Capital goods fell by 22.3% in the euro area and by 19.7% in the EU27.
Industrial production fell in all Member States for which data are available. The largest decreases were registered in Estonia (-27.9%), Luxembourg (-27.4%), Finland (-21.4%) and Sweden (-19.2%), and the smallest in Poland (-2.5%), Romania (-4.4%), the Netherlands (-6.4%) and Portugal (-6.6%).
