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Latvia posted EU's second largest increase in industrial production in May

BC, Riga, 14.07.2015.Print version
Industrial production in Latvia in May 2015, compared with May of last year, has increased by 6.5%, and was second the steepest increase in the EU, reports LETA, according to Eurostat.

Malta registered the largest increase in industrial production year-on-year – by 9.5%, followed by Latvia, and Hungary – 6.2%.

 

Meanwhile, the largest reduction was registered in the Netherlands – by 7/4%, followed by the Finland – 5.1%, and Ireland – 5%.

 

Lithuania saw a 2.2% increase in industrial production year-on-year, while Estonia registered a 2.3% drop.

 

18 countries registered an increase in industrial production, while six countries registered reductions.

 

Industrial production in May in the EU increase by two% when compared to May of 2014, but in the eurozone – by 1.6%.






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