14/12/2011 00:00:00
According to Eurostat, in October 2011 compared with September 2011, seasonally adjusted industrial production1 fell by 0.1% in the euro area (EA17) and by 0.2% in the EU27. In September production decreased by 2.0% and 1.5% respectively. In October 2011 compared with October 2010, industrial production increased by 1.3% in both zones. Among the Member States for which data are available, industrial production fell in fourteen, remained stable in France and rose in eight. The highest decreases were registered in Greece (-4.4%), Lithuania (-3.7%), Luxembourg (-3.6%) and Slovenia (-2.3%), and the largest increases in Ireland (+6.6%), Estonia (+2.9%), Malta and Slovakia (both +0.9%).
