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March 2014 compared with February 2014
Industrial production down by 0.3% in euro area
Down by 0.2% in EU28



In March 2014 compared with February 2014, seasonally adjusted industrial production1 fell by 0.3% in the euro area2 (EA18) and by 0.2% in the EU282, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In February 20143 industrial production rose by 0.2% and 0.3% respectively.
In March 2014 compared with March 20134, industrial production dropped by 0.1% in the euro area and increased by 0.5% in the EU28.


Monthly comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State
The decrease of 0.3% in industrial production in the euro area in March 2014, compared with February 2014, is due to production of intermediate goods falling by 0.8%, non-durable consumer goods by 0.5%, energy by 0.4% and capital goods by 0.3%, while durable consumer goods remained stable.
In the EU28, the decrease of 0.2% is due to production of energy falling by 0.6%, intermediate goods by 0.5%, durable consumer goods by 0.4%, capital goods by 0.2% and non-durable consumer goods by 0.1%.
The largest decreases in industrial production were registered in Portugal (-4.8%), Lithuania (-3.7%), Sweden
(-2.5%) and Greece (-1.9%), and the highest increases in Ireland (+5.6%), Denmark (+3.1%) and Slovenia (+2.0%).


Annual comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State
The decrease of 0.1% in industrial production in the euro area in March 2014, compared with March 2013, is due to production of energy falling by 11.9% and durable consumer goods by 0.9%, while non-durable consumer goods rose by 1.3%, intermediate goods by 2.2% and capital goods by 2.6%.
In the EU28, the increase of 0.5% is due to production of intermediate goods and capital goods both rising by 3.0% and non-durable consumer goods by 1.8%, while durable consumer goods fell by 0.3% and energy by 10.5%.
The largest decreases in industrial production were registered in the Netherlands (-12.5%), Lithuania (-10.2%) and Finland (-5.4%), and the highest increases in Luxembourg (+13.5%), Romania (+9.6%) and Hungary (+8.1%).


  1. The index of industrial production measures the evolution of the volume of production for industry excluding construction, based on data adjusted for working day and seasonal effects. Seasonally adjusted euro area and EU series are calculated by aggregating the seasonally adjusted national data. Eurostat carries out the seasonal adjustment of the data for those countries that do not adjust their data for seasonal effects. Missing observations from Member States for recent months are estimated for the calculation of the euro area and the EU.
The weights of the Member States in the EU and euro area aggregates can be found at:
See file: EU-28_EA-18_NEWS_RELEASE_WEIGHTINGS_2010
More detailed data can be found in the short-term statistics database on the Eurostat website:
  1. The euro area (EA18) includes Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland.
The European Union (EU28) includes Belgium, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The tables also include Norway.
  1. Data of previous months have been revised compared to those issued in the News Release 58/2014 of 14 April 2014. The monthly growth rate for February 2014 remained stable at +0.2% for the EA18 and has been revised from +0.4% to +0.3% for the EU28. The annual growth rate remained stable at +1.7% for the EA18 and has been revised from +2.1% to +2.2% for the EU28.
  2. Based on data adjusted for working days.






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Industrial production
% change compared with previous month*
Oct-13
Nov-13
Dec-13
Jan-14
Feb-14
Mar-14
EA18






Total industry
-0.5
1.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.2
-0.3
Intermediate goods
0.4
0.6
0.5
0.3
0.4
-0.8
Energy
-3.1
2.5
-3.0
-1.9
-1.3
-0.4
Capital goods
-0.5
2.2
-0.6
0.5
0.0
-0.3
Durable consumer goods
-2.0
1.6
0.8
2.1
-0.8
0.0
Non-durable consumer goods
0.4
0.3
0.0
0.3
0.7
-0.5
EU28






Total industry
-0.3
1.2
-0.4
0.1
0.3
-0.2
Intermediate goods
0.7
0.5
0.3
0.8
0.2
-0.5
Energy
-2.1
1.8
-2.3
-1.5
-1.2
-0.6
Capital goods
-0.4
1.9
-0.8
0.8
0.2
-0.2
Durable consumer goods
-1.6
1.3
0.1
2.9
-0.5
-0.4
Non-durable consumer goods
0.3
0.2
0.1
-0.3
1.1
-0.1

Total industry
Oct-13
Nov-13
Dec-13
Jan-14
Feb-14
Mar-14
EA18
-0.5
1.4
-0.3
-0.1
0.2
-0.3
EU28
-0.3
1.2
-0.4
0.1
0.3
-0.2
Belgium
1.6
1.4
-0.3
0.0
0.8
:
Bulgaria
0.6
-0.1
-0.2
1.8
-0.1
-1.3
Czech Republic
1.8
1.3
-0.3
-0.4
1.7
0.3
Denmark
2.0
-3.1
-1.9
0.3
0.3
3.1
Germany
-0.7
2.0
-0.1
0.1
0.4
-0.2
Estonia
0.8
-0.7
-4.2
3.9
-1.6
1.1
Ireland
-4.8
3.4
-2.2
-0.3
5.1
5.6
Greece
-0.7
-1.6
2.4
-0.3
-0.1
-1.9
Spain
-0.9
0.9
0.1
0.0
0.6
-0.6
France
-0.2
1.3
-0.3
-0.4
0.2
-0.7
Croatia
1.5
3.2
-2.7
5.5
-2.8
1.3
Italy
0.7
0.1
-0.8
1.0
-0.4
-0.5
Cyprus
0.3
-4.4
3.5
-0.6
0.8
:
Latvia
0.4
-0.4
-1.5
-3.0
1.0
0.2
Lithuania
5.9
-5.0
-1.4
-2.6
2.3
-3.7
Luxembourg
0.5
1.9
4.5
-4.8
3.3
1.1
Hungary
-0.3
-0.1
-1.5
3.1
1.5
0.4
Malta
-6.3
2.4
-0.7
-3.6
5.6
1.1
Netherlands
-2.9
3.4
-2.2
-5.3
-0.1
-1.2
Austria
0.1
-0.4
0.8
3.7
-2.1
:
Poland
0.6
1.5
-2.5
2.4
-1.0
0.4
Portugal
-0.3
1.9
-1.4
0.5
-0.4
-4.8
Romania
2.6
-0.7
-0.6
3.2
-0.8
1.1
Slovenia
0.6
-0.1
2.5
-1.2
-0.4
2.0
Slovakia
0.7
1.6
-1.1
2.0
-0.2
0.2
Finland
-0.1
0.1
-0.3
-3.6
0.2
0.7
Sweden
-1.9
4.7
-1.0
-0.2
1.5
-2.5
United Kingdom
0.2
-0.2
0.5
-0.1
0.8
-0.1
Norway
-2.6
1.6
0.6
1.3
0.8
2.3
* Working day and seasonally adjusted
: Data not available
Industrial production
% change compared with same month of the previous year*
Oct-13
Nov-13
Dec-13
Jan-14
Feb-14
Mar-14
EA18






Total industry
0.5
2.8
1.4
1.7
1.7
-0.1
Intermediate goods
1.4
3.0
3.3
3.3
3.9
2.2
Energy
-2.9
0.3
-1.5
-5.8
-8.8
-11.9
Capital goods
1.5
4.3
2.2
5.3
4.0
2.6
Durable consumer goods
-4.8
-1.4
-1.6
1.9
0.5
-0.9
Non-durable consumer goods
0.6
2.1
0.1
0.3
3.3
1.3
EU28






Total industry
1.0
2.9
1.5
2.0
2.2
0.5
Intermediate goods
2.0
3.5
3.4
4.4
4.4
3.0
Energy
-2.7
-0.6
-2.1
-5.4
-7.5
-10.5
Capital goods
2.1
4.5
2.5
5.2
4.4
3.0
Durable consumer goods
-3.9
-0.4
-1.4
2.7
2.3
-0.3
Non-durable consumer goods
0.8
2.2
1.0
-0.2
3.2
1.8

Total industry
Oct-13
Nov-13
Dec-13
Jan-14
Feb-14
Mar-14
EA18
0.5
2.8
1.4
1.7
1.7
-0.1
EU28
1.0
2.9
1.5
2.0
2.2
0.5
Belgium
5.7
7.3
0.4
5.0
10.6
:
Bulgaria
4.2
4.4
0.0
2.5
5.9
4.2
Czech Republic
6.0
8.8
6.7
5.7
6.7
7.2
Denmark
3.1
-1.4
-1.2
-3.5
-0.5
0.6
Germany
1.4
4.1
3.4
4.2
3.7
2.0
Estonia
6.9
3.0
-5.9
-1.5
0.5
-2.9
Ireland
-0.6
4.0
-6.8
-3.2
2.7
7.1
Greece
-5.2
-5.5
0.6
0.7
2.9
-3.4
Spain
-1.4
2.3
2.3
1.2
2.8
0.6
France
-0.2
1.6
0.5
-0.9
-0.7
-0.9
Croatia
-3.4
-0.7
-2.9
2.3
1.6
0.7
Italy
-0.4
0.9
-1.2
1.2
0.4
-0.4
Cyprus
-10.5
-13.9
-7.7
-6.6
-2.5
:
Latvia
1.7
0.5
-4.0
-5.3
-1.4
-1.6
Lithuania
-0.2
-2.3
-4.8
-7.6
-2.2
-10.2
Luxembourg
1.2
6.5
9.4
5.3
10.2
13.5
Hungary
5.9
6.1
4.4
6.4
8.2
8.1
Malta
-11.7
-7.9
-7.1
-13.7
-0.4
-1.4
Netherlands
-0.9
2.2
-0.6
-5.9
-8.9
-12.5
Austria
0.7
-0.3
0.5
5.2
3.4
:
Poland
4.4
7.6
4.4
6.5
5.3
5.5
Portugal
3.1
3.6
4.8
4.5
3.3
-1.4
Romania
10.8
9.4
8.4
10.5
9.6
9.6
Slovenia
-1.3
1.3
4.3
1.6
-1.1
4.2
Slovakia
7.1
12.9
12.7
12.9
9.0
5.9
Finland
-2.5
-1.2
-2.3
-7.2
-5.2
-5.4
Sweden
-7.3
-0.4
-2.8
-0.9
1.2
-3.5
United Kingdom
2.9
2.1
1.7
2.2
2.7
1.1
Norway
-7.6
-2.4
-2.2
2.6
5.1
7.0
* Working day adjusted
: Data not available
Production indices for total industry, working day and seasonally adjusted
(base year 2010)
03/13
04/13
05/13
06/13
07/13
08/13
09/13
10/13
11/13
12/13
01/14
02/14
03/14
EA18
100.3
100.3
99.8
100.5
99.7
100.5
100.4
99.9
101.3
101.0
100.9
101.1
100.8
EU28
100.3
100.4
99.8
100.7
100.3
100.7
100.8
100.5
101.7
101.3
101.4
101.7
101.5
Belgium
100.1
99.3
101.4
102.1
103.3
101.3
101.9
103.5
104.9
104.6
104.6
105.4
:
Bulgaria
103.1
104.7
101.3
103.5
105.5
107.0
107.5
108.1
108.0
107.8
109.8
109.7
108.2
Czech Republic
103.7
102.9
104.2
103.7
104.4
107.7
106.2
108.0
109.5
109.2
108.8
110.6
110.9
Denmark
103.4
103.1
101.4
102.2
104.7
101.6
103.8
105.9
102.6
100.6
100.9
101.2
104.3
Germany
106.5
106.5
105.0
107.2
105.9
107.6
107.1
106.3
108.4
108.3
108.4
108.8
108.6
Estonia
127.3
123.0
125.9
125.7
128.2
124.4
124.8
125.8
124.9
119.6
124.3
122.3
123.6
Ireland
95.0
97.3
95.2
103.9
96.6
95.9
98.2
93.5
96.7
94.6
94.3
99.1
104.6
Greece
86.7
87.4
85.2
87.4
85.3
86.2
85.8
85.2
83.8
85.8
85.6
85.5
83.9
Spain
90.4
89.5
89.7
90.0
89.8
90.3
90.7
89.9
90.7
90.8
90.8
91.3
90.8
France
98.6
100.3
99.6
98.5
97.8
98.5
98.0
97.8
99.1
98.8
98.4
98.6
97.9
Croatia
93.9
92.0
90.1
91.7
91.2
92.1
89.3
90.6
93.5
91.0
96.0
93.3
94.5
Italy
91.5
91.3
91.5
91.9
91.4
91.1
91.4
92.0
92.1
91.4
92.3
91.9
91.4
Cyprus
72.4
74.9
72.5
72.7
72.6
81.0
71.2
71.4
68.3
70.7
70.2
70.8
:
Latvia
112.5
113.0
115.3
114.8
116.8
114.8
114.9
115.3
114.8
113.1
109.7
110.8
111.0
Lithuania
120.1
113.3
107.2
108.5
111.7
115.5
113.8
120.5
114.5
112.9
110.0
112.5
108.3
Luxembourg
93.0
91.0
92.4
91.6
94.6
96.6
97.1
97.5
99.4
103.9
98.8
102.1
103.2
Hungary
103.4
105.0
103.9
105.3
106.2
106.4
108.3
108.0
107.9
106.3
109.6
111.2
111.7
Malta
102.3
103.5
103.2
101.5
95.3
100.7
103.1
96.7
99.0
98.2
94.7
100.0
101.0
Netherlands
103.6
100.4
101.4
97.5
96.4
98.8
99.6
96.7
100.0
97.8
92.6
92.5
91.4
Austria
106.0
108.1
107.4
106.3
107.4
107.5
107.4
107.5
107.1
108.0
112.0
109.7
:
Poland
107.6
109.0
109.9
111.0
112.3
112.5
112.3
113.0
114.7
111.8
114.5
113.4
113.8
Portugal
91.5
92.9
94.0
93.8
91.0
94.8
94.6
94.3
96.1
94.8
95.3
94.9
90.3
Romania
113.8
119.6
113.9
115.1
120.6
118.5
121.2
124.4
123.5
122.7
126.6
125.6
127.0
Slovenia
98.2
100.1
98.6
99.8
99.2
99.4
98.9
99.5
99.4
101.9
100.7
100.3
102.3
Slovakia
117.1
117.9
118.2
119.3
119.3
120.5
121.2
122.0
123.9
122.5
124.9
124.7
125.0
Finland
98.4
94.6
96.0
94.9
96.4
96.1
95.7
95.6
95.7
95.4
92.0
92.2
92.8
Sweden
98.8
97.1
92.7
95.5
98.4
94.7
95.0
93.2
97.6
96.6
96.4
97.8
95.4
United Kingdom
95.6
95.5
95.5
96.8
96.8
95.9
96.7
96.9
96.7
97.2
97.2
97.9
97.8
Norway
91.0
94.8
95.0
95.4
98.5
94.0
93.7
91.3
92.8
93.4
94.6
95.4
97.6
: Data not available
Production indices for total industry, working day adjusted
(base year 2010)
03/11
03/12
03/13
04/13
05/13
06/13
07/13
08/13
09/13
10/13
11/13
12/13
01/14
02/14
03/14
EA18
111.9
109.7
108.0
98.7
100.0
103.4
101.2
84.5
104.4
105.4
106.5
96.8
96.7
99.3
107.9
EU28
111.1
109.1
107.9
98.5
99.9
103.2
100.2
87.1
104.5
105.9
106.9
97.4
97.3
99.3
108.5
Belgium
116.2
114.1
112.8
98.3
100.3
107.4
97.4
91.9
104.5
108.3
108.4
103.3
100.5
103.5
:
Bulgaria
109.1
106.0
103.2
100.4
96.4
104.8
110.2
104.4
107.5
112.5
114.8
113.9
105.1
101.6
107.5
Czech Republic
109.7
112.5
109.9
102.9
105.3
107.4
97.3
100.2
109.1
115.5
117.9
103.8
103.0
106.5
117.7
Denmark
107.7
103.8
107.7
98.8
101.1
105.8
92.6
98.6
109.3
115.6
110.8
95.3
101.3
96.8
108.4
Germany
113.9
115.6
114.3
105.0
103.1
108.9
106.2
100.3
111.8
111.3
115.5
102.9
101.3
104.9
116.6
Estonia
126.6
125.5
134.4
121.6
130.7
126.3
116.7
123.3
129.6
135.7
131.0
113.9
118.6
114.8
130.5
Ireland
105.5
110.9
106.7
98.6
101.2
110.7
90.4
93.0
95.5
91.6
92.7
84.7
96.5
100.5
114.3
Greece
94.4
86.1
85.2
85.1
84.8
94.1
94.2
83.4
91.1
83.7
80.7
83.5
78.8
83.3
82.3
Spain
105.2
97.2
95.5
86.5
93.5
94.5
96.1
71.5
93.1
94.1
93.6
84.2
89.0
91.2
96.1
France
112.7
109.5
108.3
101.3
95.2
103.2
97.0
72.0
101.0
103.1
102.0
99.7
99.8
99.6
107.3
Croatia
100.5
92.6
96.3
92.1
94.7
93.7
95.2
88.0
90.0
94.2
96.2
90.9
85.7
86.7
97.0
Italy
112.7
104.9
98.8
88.6
99.3
96.8
104.5
58.6
98.5
100.8
96.5
80.3
87.0
92.5
98.4
Cyprus
95.2
81.6
70.3
71.3
76.1
78.9
86.0
66.2
76.8
73.9
67.7
71.6
63.7
64.9
:
Latvia
104.0
112.8
109.6
111.9
112.2
116.5
117.2
120.9
118.7
128.1
119.2
114.7
100.0
98.5
107.9
Lithuania
104.2
111.1
122.9
110.6
105.6
110.1
110.8
116.5
115.8
121.0
116.6
114.1
108.9
106.8
110.4
Luxembourg
113.4
110.8
100.4
93.2
93.9
93.2
96.6
82.7
99.8
104.3
100.7
99.8
94.8
99.0
114.0
Hungary
109.3
110.3
108.9
101.3
103.8
106.9
102.8
97.6
115.5
116.9
119.2
102.0
105.3
106.1
117.7
Malta
106.4
115.7
109.4
105.6
105.6
105.2
102.5
95.4
106.9
99.4
97.6
86.7
89.5
95.6
107.9
Netherlands
108.7
104.7
112.8
96.3
95.5
92.8
84.6
84.1
96.2
100.6
109.5
107.2
100.9
96.2
98.7
Austria
113.8
114.7
113.2
106.8
106.6
109.5
107.9
97.9
115.3
113.1
115.1
107.1
97.1
101.0
:
Poland
110.6
114.0
113.2
107.6
108.6
112.1
110.0
108.0
118.7
122.4
119.6
107.0
108.1
106.8
119.4
Portugal
103.6
96.1
95.5
90.9
97.7
97.1
95.6
79.5
97.7
96.0
98.6
87.3
96.2
95.3
94.2
Romania
112.7
115.6
123.5
121.6
114.8
119.5
122.5
107.7
127.4
132.9
132.1
116.9
121.1
122.2
135.3
Slovenia
110.7
110.0
106.1
99.1
101.1
104.6
98.6
85.5
104.9
105.7
104.6
93.9
94.7
96.5
110.6
Slovakia
111.5
120.0
120.7
118.7
127.4
118.1
107.7
107.7
126.1
132.1
140.1
110.8
126.2
121.8
127.8
Finland
105.5
103.1
103.0
88.3
102.7
92.7
87.5
97.5
101.3
109.0
104.8
108.6
76.3
78.5
97.4
Sweden
112.5
107.8
106.9
96.9
95.6
99.6
80.1
85.9
100.1
99.3
102.9
98.3
93.0
94.8
103.2
United Kingdom
106.9
105.0
104.7
92.4
95.0
97.6
95.6
90.0
97.6
100.1
100.8
95.5
94.9
95.6
105.9
Norway
101.5
104.1
95.1
91.0
95.7
89.3
87.6
91.7
87.5
95.6
98.5
97.2
102.5
94.5
101.8
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