Slovenia sees EU's highest annual industrial output rise in Jan

Slovenia also recorded the second-biggest monthly rise in industrial production in the EU in the review month, at 10.6%, the bloc's statistical office said in a monthly report.

In contrast, Bulgaria saw the steepest annual decline in industrial output among EU member states in Southeast Europe (SEE) and third-largest in the EU, at 7.6%.

Elsewhere in SEE, Romania's industrial production marked the biggest fall month-on-month, at 3.4%.

In the EU overall, industrial output slipped by 5.7% year-on-year and by a monthly 2.1% in January.

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

Source: Eurostat