The EU’s average output fell 1.7% on the year, the statistics office Eurostat said.
Industrial production in the euro area decreased 2.1% in July compared with the similar interval a year ago.
The sharpest declines were registered by Greece (-8.2%), Ireland (-7.9%), Malta (-7.7%) and Sweden (-6.2%). The largest increases were registered in Estonia (7.8%), Romania (7.3%) and Poland (3.8%).
On a monthly basis, industrial production fell 1% in July in the EU and 1.5% in the euro area. The largest decreases were registered in Ireland (-8.7%), Malta (-6.7%), Portugal (-3.2%), Greece (-2.8%) and Germany (-2.3%). The highest growth was seen in Lithuania (3.3%), Denmark (2.3%), Estonia (2.1%) and Finland (2%).