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.