Industrial production rose in 14 member states for which data are available, fell in eight and was stable in the UK. The highest increases were registered in Estonia (+4.7%), Germany and Greece (both +4.1%) and the Netherlands (+3.5%), and the largest decreases in Slovakia (-3.4%), Portugal (-3%) and Slovenia (-2.2%).
In July compared with the same month a year earlier, industrial production rose in 16 EU states and fell in seven. The highest increases were registered in Estonia (+22.9%), Germany (+10.4%) and Latvia (+9.2%), and the largest decreases in Ireland (-4.9%), Portugal (-4.4%), and Malta (-3.2%).
Romania’s industrial output increased 4.4% on the month in July, while EU’s average production was up 3.6%.