Eurozone’s Industrial Production rose by 0.7% (month-over-month) in December, 2012. The rise was mainly due to a 2.0% increase in both durable and non-durable consumer goods. Energy and capital goods declined by 1.2% and 0.2%, respectively. Production in Ireland gained the most (8.5%), followed by production in Latvia (2.7%) and Slovenia (2.7%). Slovakia (-4.4%) and Denmark (2.3%) performed the weakest of the member states. Year-over-year, industrial production fell by 2.4%.
