Compared to November, in December, the production of durable consumer goods increased by 0.2 percent in the euro area and 0.5 percent in the EU, while the production of capital goods decreased by 1.9 percent in the euro area and 1.4 percent in the EU compared to the previous month. In this month, the output of short-term consumer goods decreased by 0.3 percent in the euro area and increased by 0.6 percent in the EU. In December, intermediate goods production decreased by 0.1 percent in the euro area and increased by 0.1 percent in the EU, while energy production decreased by 0.3 percent in the euro area and 0.4 percent in the EU, month-on-month.
Among the Member States in December, the largest increases compared to the previous month were registered in Luxembourg (6.4%), Sweden (4.4%) and Malta (4.2%), while the largest declines were recorded in Slovakia (4.9%), Germany (2.9%) and Spain (2.6%).
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