Ireland leads unexpected growth in EU industrial output

Output here grew by 6.4%, the highest monthly increase of all countries.

Economists had expected much more modest increases of 0.5%

Ireland recorded the strongest industrial growth in the EU as output across the continent grew by more than expected in November.

The seasonally adjusted industrial production rose by 1% in the euro area and by 0.9% in the EU, compared with October, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In October 2022, industrial production decreased by 1.9% in both the euro area and the EU.