The EU’s average output declined 2.3% on the month, the statistics office Eurostat said.
Industrial production fell in 18 member states for which data were available, rose in four and remained stable in the Netherlands. The largest decreases were registered in Ireland (-12.6%), Portugal (-12.0%) and Greece (-4.4%), and the highest increases in Estonia (+2.0%), Slovakia (+1.4%) and Romania.
In annual terms, industrial production fell in 17 and rose in six EU countries in September. The largest decreases were registered in Ireland (-12.8%), Portugal (-8.8%) and Greece (-7.5%), and the highest increases in Slovakia (+13.0%), Estonia (+8.3%) and Lithuania (+8.0%).
Romania’s industrial output edged up 0.1% on the year in September, the data showed. EU’s average production was down 2.7%.