OREANDA-NEWS. In April 2016 compared with March 2016, seasonally adjusted industrial production rose by 1.1% in the euro area (EA19) and by 1.3% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In March 2016 industrial production fell by 0.7% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU28.

In April 2016 compared with April 2015, industrial production increased by 2.0% in the euro area and by 2.5% in the EU28.

Monthly comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State

The increase of 1.1% in industrial production in the euro area in April 2016, compared with March 2016, is due to production of durable consumer goods rising by 2.3%, capital goods by 1.9%, non-durable consumer goods by 1.6%, intermediate goods by 0.4% and energy by 0.3%.

In the EU28, the increase of 1.3% is due to production of non-durable consumer goods rising by 2.3%, durable consumer goods by 1.9%, capital goods by 1.7%, energy by 0.5% and intermediate goods by 0.4%.

Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in industrial production were registered in Ireland (+6.7%), Portugal (+6.4%), Estonia (+5.9%) and Hungary (+5.4%), and the largest decreases in Croatia (-2.8%), Lithuania (-2.7%) and Latvia (-2.0%).

Annual comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State

The increase of 2.0% in industrial production in the euro area in April 2016, compared with April 2015, is due to production of capital goods rising by 3.8%, both intermediate goods and durable consumer goods by 1.5%, energy by 1.3% and non-durable consumer goods by 1.0%.

In the EU28, the increase of 2.5% is due to production of capital goods rising by 3.5%, non-durable consumer goods by 2.4%, durable consumer goods by 2.2%, intermediate goods by 1.3% and energy by 1.0%.

Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in industrial production were registered in Slovakia (+7.2%), Poland (+5.9%), Slovenia (+5.3%), Hungary (+5.2%) and Croatia (+5.0%), while decreases were observed in Malta (-3.6%), Luxembourg (-2.5%), Lithuania (-1.3%) and Latvia (-0.5%).