Portugal with best industrial production in EU

Article By: The Portugal News

According to the European statistical office (Eurostat), compared to August 2019, industrial production decreased by 7.2 percent in the Euro area and 6.2 percent in the EU, with Portugal registering the largest increase of 2.1 percent, in line with the Lithuania and followed by Poland (1.2 percent).

In all other Member States, the indicator fell, with the largest decreases being observed in Luxembourg (-15.8 percent), Germany (-11.2 percent) and France (-7.3 percent).

Compared to July, industrial production increased by 0.7 percent in the Euro area and 1.0 percent in the EU, with Portugal presenting the biggest monthly increase (10.0 percent), followed by Italy (7.7 percent), Hungary and Sweden (6.7 percent each).

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