Official figures show that industrial production in the euro zone rebounded in July after a fall in June.
EU statistics agency Eurostat said output rose by 1% during July, following a 0.8% drop in June. The July rise was, however, lower than the 1.5% expected by economists.
There was a strong recovery in production of durable consumer goods, which increased 2.9% in July after a 2.5% drop in June.
The annual rate of growth in industrial production in July was 4.2%.
