Croatia's seasonally adjusted industrial production in May, compared with April 2015, increased by 2.6% after it had fallen the month prior to that by 4.1%.
The largest decreases in industrial production were recorded in Ireland (6.9%), followed by the Netherlands and Greece with reductions of 5.7% and 5.1% respectively.
In the EU28, seasonally adjusted industrial production slid 0.3% month on month. The decline was due to production of energy falling by 1.2%, non-durable consumer goods by 0.6% and intermediate goods by 0.2%, while production of durable consumer goods stagnated and that of capital goods rose by 0.6%.
In the EU28, working day adjusted industrial production increased by 2.0% year on year. The increase was due to production of capital goods rising by 4.2%, durable consumer goods by 4.1% and intermediate goods by 2.2%, while non-durable consumer goods fell by 0.4% and energy by 0.9%.
In Croatia, industrial production in May increased by 4.4%, following an increase of 1.2 percentage points the month before, Eurostat said.
The increase of 1.6% in industrial production in the euro area in May 2015, compared with May 2014, was due to production of durable consumer goods rising by 4.8%, capital goods by 4.1% and intermediate goods by 2.2%, while non-durable consumer goods fell by 0.5% and energy by 4.2%.
(Text: Hina)