BRUSSELS, Oct 12 (Reuters) - Euro zone industrial productionincreased by 0.6 percent in August from the previous month, datafrom the European Union statistics office Eurostat showed onFriday.
Industrial production - monthly variation
Pct change compared with previous month (seasonallyadjusted)Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12Total industry -0.1 -1.0 1.0 -0.5 0.6 0.6Intermediate 1.0 -1.1 0.6 -0.5 0.2 0.0goodsEnergy -8.2 5.2 -1.2 1.1 -0.4 0.9Capital goods 1.2 -2.8 1.3 -1.1 2.0 0.7Durable 0.0 -0.8 0.5 0.4 -0.4 3.9consumer goodsNon-durable 1.6 -1.7 2.0 -0.7 -0.4 1.3consumer goods
Industrial production - annual variation
Pct change compared with previous year (working dayadjusted)Mar-12 Apr-12 May-12 Jun-12 Jul-12 Aug-12Total industry -1.7 -2.6 -2.6 -2.0 -2.8 -2.9Intermediate -2.8 -4.4 -3.7 -3.6 -3.9 -4.9goodsEnergy -6.4 2.5 -0.5 1.2 0.5 0.0Capital goods 2.4 -1.0 -1.7 -0.7 -1.7 -1.9Durable -6.1 -6.8 -6.3 -2.4 -9.8 -4.9consumer goodsNon-durable -1.8 -3.9 -2.0 -2.2 -2.6 -1.4consumer goods(Reporting by Robin Emmott)
((brussels.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com)(+32-2-287-6830))
Keywords: EUROZONE PRODUCTION/