In September 2010 compared with August 2010, Greek Industrial production down by 5.4%

In September 2010 compared with August 2010, seasonally adjusted industrial production1 fell by 0.9% in the euro area (EA16) and by 0.5% in the EU27. In August 2010 production rose by 1.1% and 0.9% respectively.

Among the Member States for which data are available, industrial production rose in ten, fell in ten and remained stable in France. The highest increases were registered in Ireland (+7.9%), Estonia (+3.6%) and Denmark (+2.7%), and the most significant decreases in Malta (-5.6%), Greece (-5.4%) and Portugal (-4.7%).

In September 2010 compared with September 2009, production of capital goods grew by 7.5% in the euro area and by 8.7% in the EU27.

Industrial production rose in all Member States for which data are available, except Greece (-7.6%), Portugal (-2.4%) and Spain (-1.4%). The highest increases were registered in Estonia (+31.1%), Latvia (+19.0%), the Czech Republic (+12.2%), Poland (+12.1%) and Ireland (+10.9%).