Eurozone Industrial Production jumps 0.8% MoM in January vs. 0.6% expected
Eurozone’s industrial sector activity rebounded more than expected in January, the latest data published by Eurostat showed on Thursday.
Industrial output in the old continent rose 0.8% month-over-month (MoM) in January, compared to the expected increase of 0.6% and -0.4% reported in December.
Annually, Eurozone Industrial Production showed no growth in the same period, compared to December’s -1.5%. Data exceeded the market forecast of -0.9%.
EUR/USD reaction to the Eurozone Industrial Production data
Eurozone industrial figures failed to impress the Euro, as EUR/USD stays 0.06% weaker on the day at 1.0880, as of writing.
Euro PRICE Today
The table below shows the percentage change of Euro (EUR) against listed major currencies today. Euro was the weakest against the Japanese Yen.
| USD | EUR | GBP | JPY | CAD | AUD | NZD | CHF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USD | 0.05% | 0.02% | -0.07% | -0.01% | 0.48% | 0.47% | -0.01% | |
| EUR | -0.05% | -0.02% | -0.13% | -0.07% | 0.44% | 0.45% | -0.06% | |
| GBP | -0.02% | 0.02% | -0.10% | -0.05% | 0.46% | 0.47% | -0.01% | |
| JPY | 0.07% | 0.13% | 0.10% | 0.03% | 0.56% | 0.55% | 0.10% | |
| CAD | 0.01% | 0.07% | 0.05% | -0.03% | 0.52% | 0.50% | 0.03% | |
| AUD | -0.48% | -0.44% | -0.46% | -0.56% | -0.52% | 0.00% | -0.45% | |
| NZD | -0.47% | -0.45% | -0.47% | -0.55% | -0.50% | -0.01% | -0.44% | |
| CHF | 0.01% | 0.06% | 0.01% | -0.10% | -0.03% | 0.45% | 0.44% |
The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the quote currency is picked from the top row. For example, if you pick the Euro from the left column and move along the horizontal line to the US Dollar, the percentage change displayed in the box will represent EUR (base)/USD (quote).
(This story was corrected on March 13 at 10:24 GMT to say that the Industrial Production reading was revised to -1.5% in December, not -1.4%.)
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