In April 2025, compared with March 2025, seasonally adjusted industrial production decreased in the EU, but Romania is among the member countries with the highest increases in industrial production on a monthly basis, according to data published on Friday by the European Statistical Office (Eurostat).According to Eurostat, in April 2025, compared with March 2025, seasonally adjusted industrial production decreased by 2.4% in the euro area and by 1.8% in the EU. However, among member states, the largest increases were recorded in Denmark (3.5%), Luxembourg (3.2%), Croatia and Sweden (both at 2.5%) and Romania (2.3%).On the other hand, on an annual basis, April 2025 as against April 2024, industrial production increased by 0.8% in the euro area and by 0.6% in the EU. The largest increases in industrial production were recorded in Ireland (18.4%), Finland (10.2%) and Croatia (6.5%). In this case, Romania is among the member countries with annual declines in industrial production, with a decline of 2.5%, a more modest decrease than the 6.4% recorded in March.Data previously published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS) show that in Romania, in April 2025 industrial production decreased from March unadjusted (-8.4%), as a result of decreases in the three industrial sectors: production and supply of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (-13.5%), manufacturing (-7.9%) and mining and quarrying (-5.1%).Seasonally adjusted, industrial production was higher on a monthly basis by 2.3% on increases in manufacturing (+2.9%) and the production and supply of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (+0.1%). Mining and quarrying fell by 0.8%.As against April 2024, April 2025 industrial production was down 9.6% unadjusted on decreases in manufacturing (-11.3%) and mining and quarrying (-3.9%). The production and supply of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning increased by 1.8%.Seasonally adjusted it was down 2.4% year-on-year on decreases in mining and quarrying (-3.4%) and manufacturing (-2.9%). The production and supply of electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning increased by 3%.
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