BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - Euro zone May industrial output rose 0.9 pct from April, and was up 2.5 pct year-on-year, EU statistics agency Eurostat reported.
Economists polled by Thomson Financial News had forecast a month-on-month rise of 1.0 pct and an increase of 2.3 pct from a year earlier.
Month-on-month, Eurostat said energy output increased by 1.8 pct while durable consumer goods output grew by 1.7 pct.
Capital goods output in May increased by 1.1 pct from April. Non-durable consumer goods output went up by 0.4 pct, while intermediate goods output rose 1.0 pct.
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