Polish industrial output up 5.3 percent

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The official statistics body of the EU found that industrial production went up by 1.7 percent across the entire EU.

All of the best year-on-year results for February were made by Central and Eastern European countries.

Slovakia led the field, with an increase of 9 percent, followed by Romania with 8.9 percent, Hungary at 8.2 percent, the Czech Republic at 6.7 percent , Bulgaria at 6.5 percent, and then Poland at 5.3 percent.

Lithuania and Latvia bucked the CEE trend, with the former posting the third biggest year-on-year decrease for February, with -2.1 percent, while Latvia saw a drop of -1.7 percent. (nh)

Source: Eurostat