(Reuters) – Industrial production in the euro zone fell more than expected, by 3.2% over one month in January, show data published on Wednesday by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Economists polled by Reuters expected a decline of 1.5% month-on-month.
December data has been revised to +1.6% instead of +2.6%, as initially reported.
Year-on-year, industrial production in the 20 countries sharing the euro fell by 6.7% in January after +0.2% in December (revised from +1.2%) and a consensus of +2.9% .
(Written by Nathan Vifflin, edited by Claude Chendjou)
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