Industrial production

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION 30 MAR 2026

Poland’s intervention in the fuel market meets with EC disapproval

The European Commission has attacked a Polish move to lower VAT on motor fuels to protect consumers from surging prices caused by the conflict in the Middle East. 

INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION 18 JUN 2025

China widens industrial lead over Europe but figures not straightforward

China has pulled ahead of Europe in terms of factory output but the numbers, and what they mean, were not as straightforward as they may look.