Eurozone industrial production rose 0.7% mom in February, below expectation of 0.8% mom. Production of durable consumer goods rose by 2.7%, non-durable consumer goods by 1.9% and intermediate goods by 0.9%, while production of capital goods fell by -0.1% and energy by -1.1%.
EU industrial production rose 0.6% mom. Among Member States for which data are available, the highest monthly increases were registered in Italy (+4.0%), Croatia (+2.7%) and Ireland (+2.4%). The largest decreases were observed in Slovenia (-8.3%), Lithuania (-3.8%) and Malta (-2.7%).
