Bulgaria posts highest y/y industrial output growth among EU states in SEE in Oct - Eurostat

Industrial production in the EU as a whole rose by 3.7% in annual terms in October, Eurostat said in a monthly report.

Ireland, Denmark and Malta showed the highest increases of 53.2%, 10.7% and 7.2%, respectively.

Among the EU member states in SEE, slight rises were registered in Romania and Slovenia, while Croatia and Greece showed declines.

In monthly terms, Bulgaria's industrial output fell by 2% in October, compared with an EU average decline of 1.9%. Notably, Bulgaria demonstrated the highest decrease among the five EU members from SEE.

Of the SEE members, only Greece showed a slight month-on-month rise of 0.5% in industrial production.

Following are figures for industrial output growth in the EU member states in SEE (pct change):

Source: Eurostat