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Industrial production in the eurozone rose by 1.1% month-on-month in February, outperforming expectations, according to data released by Eurostat on Tuesday. Analysts had forecasted a modest 0.1% increase.
The rise was primarily driven by gains in non-durable consumer goods, which surged 2.8%. Intermediate goods also posted a 0.3% increase, while capital goods saw a rise of 0.8%. However, energy output declined by 0.2%, and durable consumer goods fell by 0.3%.
In the broader European Union, industrial production increased by 1% month-on-month in February, with non-durable consumer goods leading the way, rising by 2.7%. However, the production of durable consumer goods in the EU fell by 0.4%.
On an annual basis, industrial output in the eurozone grew by 1.2% in February, while the EU saw a 0.6% increase. The strongest annual growth in the eurozone was in non-durable consumer goods, which rose by 9.7%. Meanwhile, intermediate goods saw a 2.7% year-on-year decline.
In the EU, non-durable consumer goods also recorded the highest annual growth at 8.1%, while both intermediate and durable consumer goods experienced declines of 2.2%. The data underscores a mixed performance across various sectors within the EU and eurozone economies.
AnewZ has learned that India has once again blocked Azerbaijan’s application for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, while Pakistan’s recent decision to consider diplomatic relations with Armenia has been coordinated with Baku as part of Azerbaijan’s peace agenda.
A day of mourning has been declared in Portugal to pay respect to victims who lost their lives in the Lisbon Funicular crash which happened on Wednesday evening.
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Music mega-star Taylor Swift and National Football League player Travis Kelce announced their engagement. “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married," the couple wrote in a joint Instagram post, alongside photos of Kelce proposing to Swift in a garden of pink and white flowers.
India's retail inflation (INCPIY=ECI) rose to 2.07% in August as food prices edged up, although it remained within the central bank's tolerance range for the tenth consecutive month.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) said Wednesday that it now believes “some data has been affected” after a cyberattack forced the company to shut down operations last Tuesday. Staff have been instructed to work from home since the incident.
Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison has overtaken Tesla Chief Elon Musk as the world’s richest person after a surge in the company’s stock lifted his net worth to $393 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
China has launched its first review of its foreign trade law since 2004, signalling a potential shift in how the country manages international commerce amid rising global trade tensions.
The U.S. will lower tariffs on Japanese cars and auto parts by 16 September under a trade deal formalised by President Donald Trump, Japan’s chief negotiator said Tuesday.
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