EU19:industrial production fell again, down 0.8% in February
Third decline in a row. Italy down 0.5%. Down 0.7% in the EU-28
12 April, 12:16Over the year, however, the index is still growing: up 2.9% in the 19-member eurozone and up 3.1% in the 28-member eurozone, and up 2.5% in Italy. The countries where production has recorded the sharpest declines on a monthly basis are Lithuania (down 3.9%), Estonia (down 2.7%), Malta and Portugal (down 2.3%), whereas it recorded the biggest increases in Latvia and the Netherlands (up 3.9%) and Croatia (up 2.1%). Germany recorded a decrease by 1.5%, France and increase by 1.3%, and Spain by 1.4%. (ANSA).