Inside the Euro zone

Let’s take a look at some of the latest numbers out of the euro zone, released in early March. In France, industrial production rose in January, in line with most analyst’s expectations. January industrial production rose 0.2 percent month-over-month. Manufacturing rose by 0.5 percent after a 1.1 percent jump in December. In Germany, January industrial production increased by 3.1 percent, on a month over-month basis. This came in well above most analysts expectations for a 0.7 percent rise.