Monthly comparison
In November 2010 compared with October 2010, production of intermediate goods grew by 1.6% in the euro area and by 1.5% in the EU27. Production of energy gained 1.5% and 2.1% respectively. Capital goods rose by 1.4% in the euro area and by 2.1% in the EU27. Durable consumer goods increased by 0.1% in the euro area, but fell by 1.2% in the EU27. Non-durable consumer goods remained stable in both zones.
Among the Member States for which data are available, industrial production rose in ten and fell in eight. The highest increases were registered in Sweden (+2.6%), France (+2.3%) and the Czech Republic (+2.0%), and the largest decreases in Malta (-3.2%), Lithuania (-2.0%) and Greece (-1.5%).
Annual comparison
In November 2010 compared with November 2009, production of capital goods grew by 12.0% in the euro area and by 12.4% in the EU27. Intermediate goods increased by 7.9% and 8.6% respectively. Production of energy rose by 4.9% in the euro area and by 4.5% in the EU27. Non-durable consumer goods gained 2.7% and 3.0% respectively. Durable consumer goods fell by 0.1% in the euro area, but grew by 0.8% in the EU27.
Industrial production rose in all the Member States for which data are available, except Greece (-8.0%) and Malta (-2.7%). The highest increases were registered in Estonia (+35.0%), Lithuania (+17.2%) and Ireland (+14.2%), and the smallest in Portugal (+0.7%) and Spain (+2.3%).
