Down by 1.6 % and 1.1 % compared with February 2020
In February 2021, the seasonally adjusted industrial production fell by 1.0 % in the euro area and by 0.9 % in the EU, compared with January 2021, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In January 2021, industrial production rose by 0.8% in the euro area and in the EU.
In February 2021 compared with February 2020, industrial production decreased by 1.6% in the euro area and by 1.1 % in the EU.
Monthly comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State
In the Euro Area in February 2021, compared with January 2021, production of capital goods fell by 1.9 %, energy by 1.2 %, durable consumer goods by 1.1 %, intermediate goods by 0.7 % and non-durable consumer goods by 0.1 %.
In the EU, production of capital goods fell by 1.9 %, durable consumer goods by 1.0 %, energy by 0.7 %, intermediate goods by 0.6 % and non-durable consumer goods by 0.1 %.
Among Member States for which data are available, the largest decreases were registered in France (-4.8 %), Malta (-3.8 %) and Greece (-2.5 %). The highest increases were observed in Hungary (+4.8 %), Ireland (+4.2 %) and Croatia (+3.4 %).
Annual comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State
In the Euro Area in February 2021, compared with February 2020, production of non-durable consumer goods fell by 4.3 %, capital goods by 2.2 %, energy by 1.5 % and intermediate goods by 0.1 %, while production of durable consumer goods rose by 0.7 %.
In the EU, production of non-durable consumer goods fell by 3.8 %, capital goods by 2.4 % and energy by 1.5%, while production of intermediate goods rose by 0.5 % and durable consumer goods by 2.4 %.
Among Member States for which data are available, the largest decreases were registered in Malta (-10.9 %), Estonia (-8.9 %) and France (-6.4 %). The highest increases were observed in Ireland (+41.4 %), Lithuania (+9.7 %) and Finland (+5.6 %).
