August 2013 compared with July 2013: Industrial production up by 1.0% in eurozone, up by 0.5% in EU-28

In August 2013 compared with July 2013, seasonally adjusted industrial production grew by 1.0% in the eurozone (EA-17) and by 0.5% in the EU-28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In July3 industrial production fell by 1.0% and 0.6% respectively.

In August 2013 compared with August 20124, industrial production dropped by 2.1% in the eurozone and by 1.6% in the EU-28.

In August 2013 compared with July 2013, production of capital goods grew by 2.4% in the eurozone and by 1.4% in the EU-28. Intermediate goods increased by 0.9% and 0.8% respectively. Durable consumer goods rose by 0.8% in the eurozone, but fell by 0.9% in the EU-28. Non-durable consumer goods gained 0.5% in the eurozone and decreased by 0.3% in the EU-28. Energy increased by 0.4% and 0.2% respectively.

Among the member states for which data are available, industrial production rose in thirteen and fell in ten. The highest increases were registered in Portugal (+8.2%), Malta (+7.2%) and the Czech Republic (+4.7%), and the largest decreases in Estonia (-3.5%), Sweden (-2.8%) and Latvia (-2.0%).

Annual comparison

In August 2013 compared with August 2012, production of durable consumer goods fell by 6.1% in the euro area and by 3.9% in the EU-28. Energy dropped by 3.0% and 4.1% respectively. Intermediate goods decreased by 2.8% in the euro area and by 1.4% in the EU-28. Non-durable consumer goods declined by 1.8% in both zones. Capital goods fell by 1.4% in the euro area and by 0.7% in the EU-28.

Among the member states for which data are available, industrial production fell in fourteen and rose in nine. The largest decreases were registered in Sweden (-7.9%), Greece (-7.5%), Ireland (-5.9%) and Italy (-4.6%), and the highest increases in Romania (+6.0%), Slovakia (+4.3%) and the Czech Republic (+4.2%).

1. The index of industrial production measures the evolution of the volume of production for industry excluding construction, based on data adjusted for working day and seasonal effects. Seasonally adjusted euro area and EU series are calculated by aggregating the seasonally adjusted national data. Eurostat carries out the seasonal adjustment of the data for those countries that do not adjust their data for seasonal effects. Missing observations from Member States for recent months are estimated for the calculation of the euro area and the EU.

The weights of the member states in the EU and eurozone aggregates can be found here.

More detailed data can be found in the short-term statistics database on the Eurostat website here.

2. The eurozone (EA-17) includes Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland.

The European Union (EU-28) includes Belgium (BE), Bulgaria (BG), the Czech Republic (CZ), Denmark (DK), Germany (DE), Estonia (EE), Ireland (IE), Greece (EL), Spain (ES), France (FR), Croatia (HR), Italy (IT), Cyprus (CY), Latvia (LV), Lithuania (LT), Luxembourg (LU), Hungary (HU), Malta (MT), the Netherlands (NL), Austria (AT), Poland (PL), Portugal (PT), Romania (RO), Slovenia (SI), Slovakia (SK), Finland (FI), Sweden (SE) and the United Kingdom (UK).

The tables also include Norway (NO).

1. Data of previous months have been revised compared to those issued in the News Release 132/2013 of 12 September 2013. The monthly growth rates for July 2013 have been revised from -1.5% to -1.0% in the EA17 and from -1.0% to -0.6% in the EU-28. The annual growth rates have been revised from -2.1% to -1.9% in the EA-17 and from -1.7% to -1.5% in the EU-28.
2. Based on data adjusted for working days.

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