Mumbai, Feb. 16 -- Eurozone industrial production declined for the first time in four months in December, according to data from Eurostat released on Monday.
Industrial production logged a monthly fall of 1.4 percent in December, in contrast to the 0.3 percent increase seen in November. This was the first decline since August.
Within total production, all main industrial grouping except durable consumer goods showed contraction in December. Production of capital goods registered the biggest fall of 1.9 percent.
Output of energy and non-durable consumer goods fell 0.3 percent each, while intermediate goods output fell only 0.1 percent. On the other hand, durable consumer goods production gained 0.2 percent.
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