Castilla y León leads industrial production in February with an increase of 11.6%, 7.5 points more than the average

The General Industrial Production Index (IPI) in Castilla y León rose 11.6 percent year-on-year in the month of February, 7.5 points more than the national average, which has increased 4.1 percent in this case. according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).

Industrial production thus comes out of negative figures in Castilla y León that It also notes the best evolution of the country. The annual rate of industrial production grew in eleven autonomous communities and fell in another six.

Castilla y León (+11.6%), Catalonia (+9.4%) and Aragon (+7.8%) were the ones that registered the greatest increases, while on the opposite side are Asturias, the Balearic Islands and Andalusia with declines of 8.3%, 4.3% and 3.8%, respectively.

For its part, so far this year Industrial production in Castilla y León has grown by 4.7 percent, compared to an increase of 4% of the national average.

By economic destination, consumer goods as a whole rose 3.7 percent in the region with a decrease of 16.5 percent in the case of durable goods and 4.2 percent more for non-durable goods.

As for the rest, capital goods increased by 23.3 percent; intermediate goods scored 5.3 percent more and energy goods, 18.4 percent more.