In May 2021, the seasonally adjusted industrial production fell by 1.0% in the euro area and by 0.9% in the EU, compared with April 2021, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April 2021, industrial production rose by 0.6% in the euro area and by 0.5% in the EU. In May 2021 compared with May 2020, industrial production increased by 20.5% in the euro area and by 21.2% in the EU.In the euro area in May 2021, compared with April 2021, production of non-durable consumer goods fell by 2.3%, energy by 1.9%, capital goods by 1.6% and intermediate goods by 0.2%, while ... (full story)