In August 2021, the seasonally adjusted industrial production fell by 1.6% in the euro area and by 1.5% in the EU, compared with July 2021, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In July 2021, industrial production rose by 1.4% in the euro area and by 1.2% in the EU. In August 2021 compared with August 2020, industrial production increased by 5.1% in the euro area and by 5.3% in the EU.In the euro area in August 2021, compared with July 2021, production of capital goods fell by 3.9%, durable consumer goods by 3.4%, intermediate goods by 1.5% and non-durable consumer goods ... (full story)