EU March industrial output up 3.7%, chems up 5.3%

16 May 2006 15:19  [Source: ICIS news]

LONDON (ICIS news)--European Union industrial output rose 3.7% in March compared to the year-earlier period, with chemicals and man-made fibres production up 5.3%, official statistics agency Eurostat said on Tuesday.

Industrial production was up 3.8% in the euro zone where chemicals and man-made fibres production was 5.1% higher.

Compared with the previous month, March chemicals and man-made fibres output was up 1.9% in the EU 25 while industrial production was up 0.3%.

Chemicals and man-made fibres output grew by 2.4% in the euro zone month-on-month while industrial production rose by 0.4%.

European industrial output

	Mar 2006 vs Mar 2005 (%)	Mar 2006 vs Feb 2006 (%)
EU chemicals and man-made fibres	5.3	1.9
Euro zone chemicals and man-made fibres	5.1	2.4
EU industry	3.7	0.3
Euro zone industry	3.8	0.4

Source: Eurostat

By: Staff Reporter
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