The EU’s average output inched down 0.2% on the month, the statistics office Eurostat said.
Industrial production fell in 12 member states for which data were available and rose in 13. The largest decreases were registered in Portugal (-11.2%), Luxembourg (-4.1%) and Croatia (-3.3%), and the highest increases in Ireland (+2.9%), Romania and Hungary (+1.8%).
In annual terms, industrial production rose in 16 and fell in nine EU countries in September. The highest increases were registered in Ireland (+11.7%), Romania (+8.9%), Slovakia (+7.5%) and Poland (+5.6%), and the largest decreases in Luxembourg (-4.0%), Croatia (-3.9%) and Italy (-3.0%).
EU’s average production was up 1.2% on the year in September.