Industrial output in the euro zone rose 0.2 pct in July from June, and was up 0.5 pct year-on-year, EU statistics agency Eurostat said. Economists polled by AFX News had forecast a month-on-month fall of 0.2 pct and a year-on-year drop of 2.6. Month-on-month, Eurostat said intermediate goods output was up 0.8 pct, non-durable consumer goods output rose 0.3 pct, and capital goods output was 0.2 pct higher, while durable consumer goods output fell 0.5 pct, and energy output was down 0.7 pct. Compared with a year earlier, capital goods output was up 2.2 pct, energy output rose 1.8 pct, and non-durable consumer goods output was 0.6 pct higher, while durable consumer goods output fell 2.0 pct, and intermediate goods output was down 0.1 pct.