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Industrial production up by 0.8% in euro area
In April 2014 compared with March 2014, seasonally adjusted industrial production1 rose by 0.8% in the euro area2 (EA18) and by 0.7% in the EU282, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In March 20143 industrial production fell by 0.4% and 0.3% respectively. In April 2014 compared with April 20134, industrial production grew by 1.4% in the euro area and by 2.1% in the EU28. The increase of 0.8% in industrial production in the euro area in April 2014, compared with March 2014, is due to production of energy rising by 2.5%, non-durable consumer goods by 2.1% and intermediate ... (full story)