In January 2017 compared with December 2016, seasonally adjusted industrial production rose by 0.9% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.5% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In December 2016 industrial production fell by 1.2% in the euro area and by 0.7% in the EU28. In January 2017 compared with January 2016, industrial production increased by 0.6% in the euro area and by 1.3% in the EU28.

The increase of 0.9% in industrial production in the euro area in January 2017, compared with December 2016, is due to production of capital goods rising by 2.8% and energy by 1.9%, while production of non-durable consumer goods fell by 0.7% and both intermediate goods and durable consumer goods by 0.4%. In the EU28, the increase of 0.5% is due to production of capital goods rising by 2.4% and energy by 1.5%, while production of non-durable consumer goods fell by 1.5%, durable consumer goods by 0.9% and intermediate goods by 0.4%.