(ANSA) - BELGRADE, FEBRUARY 12 - Hungary (-3.8%) and Poland (-3.0%) are among the European Union member countries, together with Ireland (-6.2%), that registered the largest decreases in industrial production in December 2019, compared with November 2019, Eurostat said today. On the opposite, the highest increases were observed in Denmark (+7.2%), Portugal (+2.9%) and Greece (+2.5%), the EU statistical office added. On an annual basis, the largest decreases in industrial production were registered in Estonia (-9.9%), Romania (-8.9%) and Germany (-7.2%), the highest increases in Malta (+7.6%), Portugal (+3.9%) and Poland (+1.3%), Eurostat said.

In December 2019 compared with November 2019, seasonally adjusted industrial production fell by 2.1% in the euro area and by 2.0% in the EU27, the EU statistical office informed. (ANSA).