Slovenia also marked the EU's third-biggest monthly increase in industrial production in the review month, at 3.3%, the bloc's statistical office said in a monthly report.
In comparison, Croatia posted the bloc's steepest monthly decline in industrial output in February, at 4.6%.
Bulgaria, on the other hand, saw the largest annual fall in industrial output among EU member states in Southeast Europe (SEE) and third-largest in the EU, at 8.4%.
In the EU overall, industrial output went down by 5.4% on the year and rose by a monthly 0.7% in February.
Following are figures for industrial output growth in the EU member states in SEE (pct change):
Feb y/y | Feb m/m | |
Bulgaria | -8.4 | 0.0 |
Croatia | -5.7 | -4.6 |
Greece | 1.5 | -2.1 |
Romania | -2.0 | 2.7 |
Slovenia | 2.8 | 3.3 |
EU average | -5.4 | 0.7 |
Source: Eurostat