EU Aug industry output down 1.1%, chems up 0.2%

14 October 2008 11:12  [Source: ICIS news]

LONDON (ICIS news)--Industrial output in the EU decreased by 1.1% in August year-on-year, while production of chemicals and man-made fibres rose by 0.2%, official statistics agency Eurostat said on Wednesday.

In the 15-member eurozone, industrial production fell 0.7% compared to August 2007, while chemicals production was 0.2% lower.

Month-on-month, the production of chemicals was up 2.1% in the 27-member EU and rose by 2.5% in the eurozone.

Total industrial production increased by 0.5% in August in the EU compared with July, and by 1.1% in the eurozone.

Output	August 2008 vs August 2007 (%)	August 2008 vs July 2008 (%)
EU chemicals and man-made fibres	0.2	2.1
Eurozone chemicals and man-made fibres	-0.2	2.5
EU industry	-1.1	0.5
Eurozone industry	-0.7	1.1

Source: Eurostat

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