industrial production in the eurozone declined in september for the second consecutive month as delays in input deliveries stemming from global supplychain strains held back manufacturing activity output from factories mines and utilities across the region fell 02 in september compared with august the european union statistics agency eurostat said economists polled by the wall street journal had forecast a sharper 07 decline in august industrial output declined by a revised 17 onmonth from a previously estimated drop of 16 in september total industrial output was dragged by a decline in capitalgoods production which fell by 07 on month on an annual basis industrial production rose 52 in september but stayed below prepandemic levels supplychain disruptions due to semiconductor shortages are weighing heavily on the eurozones automotive sector but companies from other industries are also struggling to obtain a wide variety of inputs and components these supplyrelated strains are constraining production denting order books and increasing costs according to recent surveys economists expect the current supplychain problems to extend into 2022