In the month of April 2011 seasonally adjusted industrial production expanded by 0.2% in the Eurozone EA17 and by 0.1% in the EU27. In March production remained stable in the Eurozone and fell by 0.2% in the EU27. In April 2011 compared with April 2010, industrial production increased by 5.2% in the Eurozone and by 4.7% in the EU27. These estimates are released by Eurostat, the statistics office of the European Union. Monthly comparison: In April 2011 compared with March 2011, production of durable consumer goods grew by 1.3% in the Eurozone and by 0.7% in the EU27. Capital goods rose by 0.5% and 0.1% respectively. Intermediate goods increased by 0.1% in the euro-area, but fell by 0.1% in the EU27. Non-durable consumer goods remained stable in the Eurozone and gained 0.1% in the EU27. Production of energy fell by 3.7% and 3.0% respectively. Among the member countries for which data are available, industrial production rose in eleven, fell in eleven and remained stable in Estonia. The highest increases were registered in Latvia +3.4%, Denmark +2.8%, Malta +2.2%, Luxembourg and Slovakia both +1.6%, and the largest decreases in Portugal -3.6%, Greece -3.5%, Slovenia -3.1% and the United Kingdom -1.6%. Annual comparison: In April 2011 сompared with April 2010, production of capital goods grew by 9.7% in the Eurozone and by 9.5% in the EU27. Intermediate goods increased by 5.7% and 5.5% respectively. Durable consumer goods rose by 5.2% in the Eurozone and by 2.8% in the EU27. Non-durable consumer goods gained 3.1% and 3.4% respectively.