In May 2020, when Member States began easing the COVID-19 containment measures, the seasonally adjusted industrial production rose by 12.4% in the euro area and by 11.4% in the EU, compared with April 2020, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April 2020, industrial production fell by 18.2% both in the euro area and in the EU. In May 2020 compared with May 2019, industrial production decreased by 20.9% in the euro area and by 20.5% in the EU. In the euro area in May 2020, compared with April 2020, production of durable consumer goods rose by 54.2%, capital goods by ... (full story)