Industrial production steady in both euro-zone & EU25
26 Apr '06
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Eurostat announces seasonally adjusted industrial production1 remained stable in the euro-zone2 in February 2006 compared to January 2006. Production grew by 0.2 percent in both January3 and December.
Output in the EU25 also remained stable in February 2006, after rises of 0.2 percent in January3 and of 0.4 percent in December.
In February 2006 compared to February 2005, industrial production rose by 3.2 percent in the euro-zone and by 2.9 percent in the EU25.
Monthly comparison
In February 2006 compared to January 2006, production of non-durable consumer goods grew by 0.7 percent in the euro-zone and by 0.6 percent in the EU25. Capital goods rose by 0.5 percent and 0.2 percent respectively.
Energy increased by 0.1 percent in the euro-zone, but fell by 0.2 percent in the EU25. Durable consumer goods declined by 0.5 percent in the euro-zone, but remained stable in the EU25. Intermediate goods fell by 0.7 percent in both zones.
In February 2006, and among the Member States for which data are available, industrial production rose in nine Member States and fell in fourteen.
The highest increases were registered in Denmark and Poland (both +1.8 percent), the Netherlands (+1.4 percent) and Germany (+1.0 percent), while the largest decreases were recorded in Ireland (-15.2 percent), Portugal (-4.6 percent) and Luxembourg (-2.7 percent).
Annual comparison
In February 2006 compared to February 2005, capital goods rose by 5.8 percent in both the euro-zone and the EU25. In the energy sector production grew by 2.8 percent and 1.3 percent respectively. Durable consumer goods gained 2.7 percent in the euro-zone and 3.7 percent in the EU25.
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