OREANDA-NEWS. In June 201 5 compared with May 2015 , seasonally adjusted industrial produc tion 1 fell by 0. 4 % in the euro area 2 ( EA19 ) and by 0. 2 % in the EU28 2 , according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union . In May 2015 3 industrial production decreased by 0.2% and 0.1% respectively.

In June 201 5 compared wit h June 201 4 4 , industrial production in creased by 1.2 % in the euro area and by 1.7 % in the EU28.

Monthly comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State

The decrease of 0. 4 % in i ndustrial production in the euro area in June 2015 , compared wit h May 2015 , is due to production of durable consumer good s falling by 2.0 % , capital goods by 1.8 % and intermediate goods by 0.5%, while production of non - durable consumer goods remained stable. Production of e nergy rose by 3.2%.

In the EU28 , the decrease o f 0.2 % is due to production of capital goods falling by 1.2%, durable consumer good s by 0.4%, n on - durable consumer goods by 0.3% and intermediate goods by 0.1 %, while production of energy rose by 1.5 %.

Among Member States for which data are available, t he largest decreases in industrial production were registered in Croatia ( - 2 .9 %), Portugal ( - 2.1 %) and Ireland ( - 2 . 0 %) , and the highest increases in Denmark (+4.2%), the Netherlands (+ 3.9 %) and Slovakia (+ 1.4 %) .

Annual comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State

The increase of 1. 2 % in industrial production in the euro area in June 2015 , compared with June 201 4 , is due to production of non - durable consumer goods rising by 2.5 %, capital goods by 1.7 % , intermediate goods by 0 .2% and durable cons umer goods by 0.1%, while production of energy remained stable.

In the EU28 , the in crease of 1.7 % is due to production of capital goods rising by 2.4 %, d urable consumer goods by 2.2 % , energy by 1.7%, non - durable consumer goods by 1.5% and intermediate goo ds by 0.8 %.

Among Member States for which data are available , the highest increases in industrial production were registered in Ireland (+27 . 6 %), Denmark (+ 7.6 %) , Lithuania (+ 6.9 %) and Slovakia (+6.4%). Decreases were observed in Greece ( - 4.6 %), Estonia ( - 3 . 4 %) , the Netherlands ( - 2.4 %) , Finland ( - 1.1%) and Italy ( - 0.3%)