In January 2012 compared with December 2011, seasonally adjusted industrial production grew by 0.2% in both the euro area (EA17) and the EU27. In December production fell by 1.1% and 0.8% respectively. In January 2012 compared with January 2011, industrial production dropped by 1.2% in the euro area and by 1.0% in the EU27.

In January 2012 compared with December 2011, production of energy grew by 1.4% in the euro area and by 0.1% in the EU27. Capital goods increased by 0.7% and 0.8% respectively. Intermediate goods rose by 0.2% in both zones. Durable consumer goods gained 0.1% in the euro-area and remained stable in the EU27. Production of non-durable consumer goods fell by 0.7% and 0.3% respectively. Among the Member States for which data are available, industrial production rose in fourteen and fell in six. The highest increases were registered in Slovakia (+6.1%), Lithuania (+3.6%) and Malta (+3.3%), and the largest decreases in Finland (-5.1%) and Italy (-2.5%).

In January 2012 compared with January 2011, production of energy fell by 6.2% in the euro area and by 7.7% in the EU27. Durable consumer goods decreased by 2.2% and 1.5% respectively. Non-durable consumer goods dropped by 1.8% in the euro area and by 0.7% in the EU27. Intermediate goods declined by 1.3% and 0.9% respectively. Capital goods increased by 3.1% in the euro area and by 3.3% in the EU27.

Among the Member States for which data are available, industrial production fell in thirteen and rose in seven. The largest decreases were registered in Luxembourg (-10.4%), Finland (-6.0%), Greece (-5.2%) and Italy (-5.0%), and the highest increases in Poland (+9.1%), Latvia (+8.2%) and Slovakia (+7.0%).

These estimates are released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

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