Bulgaria Ranks 2nd in EU by January Industrial Growth

In January 2010, industrial production in the Eurozone increased by 1.4% year on year. File Photo

In January 2010 compared with December 2009, seasonally adjusted industrial production grew by 1.7% in the Eurozone and by 1.8% in the EU.

In December 2009 production increased by 0.6% and 0.3% respectively.

In January 2010 compared with January 2009, industrial production increased by 1.4% in the Eurozone and by 1.5% in the EU.

The data was released by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.

Among the Member States the highest increases were registered in Ireland (+15.3%), Bulgaria (+4.9%), Estonia (+4.5%) and Denmark (+3.9%), and the largest falls in Portugal and Finland (both -2.2%), Latvia (-1.6%) and Spain (-1.1%).

On a yearly base the highest increases were registered in Malta (+14.3%), Poland (+11.0%), the Czech Republic (+8.0%) and Romania (+6.8%). The largest decreases were registered in Denmark (-9.8%), Lithuania (-5.5%), Greece (-4.4%) and Spain (-2.5%).

 

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