Euro zone industrial output dipped in October for the second consecutive month, new figures show today.
The figures show that production of intermediate and non-durable consumer goods dropped in a sign of muted growth in the fourth quarter.
The European Union's statistics office Eurostat said that industrial production in the 19-country single currency bloc in decreased in October by 0.1% during the month, although it was up 0.6% year-on-year.
A Reuters poll of economists had forecast an average monthly rise of 0.2% and a 0.8% increase year on year.
The figures for September were also revised to -0.9% month-on-month for a 1.3% increase from a year earlier, compared with the initial estimates of -0.8% and 1.2% respectively.
The figures meant the end of a seven-month pattern in which decreases in one month were followed by increases the following month and vice versa.
The monthly fall of production in October was mostly due to a 1.5% drop in the output of non-durable consumer goods, such as clothing, after a 0.1% increase in September.
Intermediate good production also fell by 0.5%.
However, output of durable goods, such as cars or fridges, picked up 1.5% after a sharp 5.5% decline in September.
Production of capital goods, such as industrial machinery, and of energy rose by 1% and 0.8% respectively.
