Euro zone industrial output rose 0.1 pct in December from November, and was up 2.5 pct year-on-year, EU statistics agency Eurostat reported. Economists polled by AFX News had forecast a month-on-month rise of 0.2 pct and an increase of 2.2 pct from a year earlier. Eurostat revised November industrial output to a month-on-month rise of 1.4 pct from an initial 1.3 pct. In December, energy output was up 2.9 pct from November, non-durable goods posted a 0.8 pct rise, while durable consumer goods were down 0.1 pct, capital goods fell 0.5 pct, and intermediate goods dropped 0.6 pct. Year-on-year, capital goods output increased 3.8 pct, energy was up 3.4 pct, durable consumer goods rose 3.3 pct, intermediate goods posted a 2.3 pct gain, and non-durable consumer goods climbed 1.0 pct.