EU chemicals production down by 0.2% in February
12 April 2012 10:51 [Source: ICIS news]
LONDON (ICIS)--Chemicals production in the EU fell by 0.2% month on month in February 2012, statistics agency Eurostat said on Thursday.
Across the 17-member eurozone, chemicals production in February also dropped by 0.2% month on month.
Year on year, chemicals production in February fell by 2.4% in the EU and by 2.5% in the eurozone.
Total industrial production in February was up by 0.2% month on month in the EU and by 0.5% in the eurozone.
Year on year, total industrial production in February dropped by 1.8% in both the EU and the eurozone, Eurostat said.
European industrial and chemical production
| February 2012 vs | February 2012 vs | |
| EU chemicals | -0.2% | -2.4% |
| Eurozone chemicals | -0.2% | -2.5% |
| EU industry | 0.2% | -1.8% |
| Eurozone industry | 0.5% | -1.8% |
By: Leigh Stringer
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