Eurozone industrial production down by 0.5% in October

According to estimates from Eurostat, in October 2019 compared with September 2019, seasonally adjusted industrial production fell by 0.5% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.4% in the EU28. In September 2019, industrial production fell by 0.1% in the euro area and rose by 0.1% in the EU28.

In October 2019 compared with October 2018, industrial production decreased by 2.2% in the euro area and by 1.7% in the EU28.

In the euro area in October 2019, compared with September 2019, production of capital goods fell by 2.0% and energy by 0.7%, while production of non-durable consumer goods rose by 0.4%, intermediate goods by 0.6%, and durable consumer goods by 1.9%. In the EU28, production of capital goods fell by 1.6% and energy by 0.4%, while production of non-durable consumer goods rose by 0.2%, intermediate goods by 0.4% and durable consumer goods by 1.5%.

In the euro area in October 2019, compared with October 2018, production of both intermediate goods and capital goods fell by 3.6% and energy by 2.5%, while production of durable consumer goods rose by 0.9% and nondurable consumer goods by 2.7%. In the EU28, production of intermediate goods fell by 3.0%, capital goods by 2.8% and energy by 2.6%, while production of durable consumer goods rose by 1.7% and non-durable consumer goods by 2.7%.