Euro zone industrial production fell in March after a brief improvement at the start of the year, official figures showed today.
Output fell by 0.3% in March after an upwardly-revised climb of 0.8% in February, according to Eurostat data agency.
The drop was fuelled by an 8.5% fall in energy production although the capital goods sector grew by 1.1%. A rise of 0.6% had been expected.
Analysts said that the data, on the back of other poor figures recently released, underlined fears of a "renewed downward lurch" for the region's wider economy.
