Romania ranks fourth in the EU for industrial production growth

Ireland leads in production growth with 4.2 percent, followed by Germany, with 1.8 percent and the Czech Republic, with 1.7 percent. Eurostat published data for 21 of the 27 EU member states.

The most significant decline in industrial production was registered in Latvia (11.1 percent), Spain (7 percent), and Italy (5.3 percent).

Compared to August 2007, industrial production dropped 1.1 percent in the EU and 0.7 percent in the euro-zone. (NewsIn)