Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Eurozone industrial production index rising fourth month in a row

Eurozone industrial production index for August rose by 0,9% in monthly terms, said the EU statistical agency Eurostat. Value was below the level projected by most analysts (1.2%). Nevertheless, the July index value revised upward - from -0.3% to 0.2%.
In annual terms the euro-zone industrial output decreased by 15,4%, compared with -15.9% in the previous month . Note that the index continuously improved within four months after falling to -21.3% in April this year.

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