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Industrial production down by 0.9% in euro area
In December 2018 compared with November 2018, seasonally adjusted industrial production fell by 0.9% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.5% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In November 2018, industrial production fell by 1.7% in the euro area and by 1.2% in the EU28. In December 2018 compared with December 2017, industrial production decreased by 4.2% in the euro area and by 2.7% in the EU28. The average industrial production for the year 2018, compared with 2017, rose by 1.1% in the euro area and by 1.3% in the EU28. In the euro area in December 2018, ... (full story)