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Industrial production up by 0.7% in euro area and 1.0% in EU
In August 2020, a month marked by some relaxation of COVID-19 containment measures in many Member States, the seasonally adjusted industrial production rose by 0.7% in the euro area and by 1.0% in the EU, compared with July 2020, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In July 2020, industrial production rose by 5.0% in the euro area and by 4.9% in the EU. In August 2020 compared with August 2019, industrial production decreased by 7.2% in the euro area and by 6.2% in the EU. In the euro area in August 2020, compared with July 2020, production of durable consumer goods rose ... (full story)