Industrial production in the eurozone rose in April by 0.1% in March – RIA Novosti

MOSCOW, June 12 – RIA Novosti / Prime. The volume of industrial production in the eurozone rose in April by 0.1% in monthly terms and rose by 0.8% year on, reported on Friday the European statistical agency Eurostat.

Analysts polled portal Dailyfx.com, expected growth rate in monthly terms by 0.4%. In annual terms, the experts expected an increase of 1,1%.

The EU’s industrial production growth in monthly terms in April and amounted to 0.1% yoy in the reporting month there was an increase by 1.2 %.

The production of durable goods in April compared to March in the eurozone grew by 1% in the EU – 0.5%. Production of non-durable goods fell by 0.8% in the euro area and by 1.2% in the EU.

Production of the fuel and energy sector of the economy of the eurozone fell by 1.6% in the EU – 0.4 %. Production of intermediate goods in the euro area rose by 0.3%, while in the EU – has not demonstrated the dynamics of the previous month.

The highest growth of industrial production in monthly terms was recorded in Lithuania (+ 3.4%), Sweden ( + 2.2%) and Portugal (+ 2.1%). The most significant drop was recorded in Croatia (-4.1%), Malta (-3.8%) and Greece (-2,3%).