In November 2010 compared with October 2010, seasonally adjusted industrial production rose by 1.2% in the euro area (EA16) and by 1.4% in the EU27. In October production grew by 0.7% and 0.4% respectively.
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%).
In November 2010 compared with November 2009, industrial production increased by 7.4% in the euro area and by 7.8% in the EU27.
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.
These estimates are released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.