Industrial production fell by 2% across the 17-nation euro zone in September, official figures showed today, with Italy recording a heavy slide.
Overall, production of capital goods dropped by 4.2% while output of durable consumer goods slid by 3.8%, the Eurostat data agency said after rising in previous months. Energy production slipped by 1.4%.
Among euro zone nations where data was available, Italy logged a 4.8% collapse while output in key producer Germany slipped by 2.9%.
