EU industrial output in June falls 24%, chems down 21%
24 August 2009 15:23 [Source: ICIS news]
LONDON (ICIS news)--Industrial output in the EU fell 24% in June compared with the same month last year, while production of chemicals fell 21%, official statistics agency Eurostat said on Tuesday.
In the 16-member eurozone, industrial production in June decreased 25.1%, while chemicals output fell 23.1% year on year.
The production of chemicals in June was down 1.2% against May's figure in the 27-member EU and was up 5.9% in the eurozone industry.
Compared with May, total industrial production was down 0.4% in the EU but up 3.1% in the eurozone.
EU industrial production in June
| Output | June 2009 vs June 2008 (%) | June 2009 vs May 2009 (%) |
| EU chemicals | -21 | -1.2 |
| Eurozone chemicals | -23.1 | 5.9 |
| EU industry | -24 | -0.4 |
| Eurozone industry | -25.1 | 3.1 |
Source: Eurostat
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