Europe's industrial output up in June

By Aysu Bicer

ANKARA (AA) - Industrial production in Europe increased in June compared to the same month last year, the bloc's statistical authority said on Wednesday.

The figure rose 10.5% year-on-year in the EU27 and 9.7% in the eurozone, a Eurostat statement said.

The eurozone/euro area, or EA19, represents member states that use the single currency – euro – while the EU27 includes all member countries of the bloc.

Industrial production climbed in all EU countries, with the largest increases in Belgium (23.2%), Lithuania (20.1%) and Slovenia (18.9%).

In the bloc, production of durable consumer goods rose by 16.4%, intermediate goods by 16.1%, non-durable consumer goods by 8.9%, capital goods by 8.1% and energy by 3.9%.

Meanwhile, on a monthly basis, industrial output slightly fell 0.3% in the eurozone and 0.2% in the EU in June.

On Thursday, the Turkish Statistical Institute announced that Turkey's industrial production in the month rose 2.3% on a monthly basis and jumped 23.9% annually.