Irish monthly industrial production down 1% in January

Industrial production in Ireland fell by 1% in January 2011 compared with December 2010, while industrial production grew by 0.3% in the euro area and by 0.6% in the EU, according to a report published by the EU Commission today.

In January 2011 compared with January 2010, production of capital goods grew by 12.3% in the euro area and by 13.2% in the EU27.

Intermediate goods increased by 10.1% and 10.6% respectively. Durable consumer goods rose by 3.8% in the euro area and by 3.4% in the EU27.

Non-durable consumer goods gained 0.3% and 1.3% respectively. Production of energy fell by 1.9% in the euro area and by 2.1% in the EU27.