Industrial production in the eurozone fell more sharply than expected in April, resuming its 2018 decline after a March bounce and underlining doubts about the strength of the economy as the European Central Bank faces a big call on the future of one of its key stimulus programs.
The European Union’s statistics agency Wednesday said the output of factories, mines and utilities across the 19 countries that use the euro was 0.9% lower in April than in March, although 1.7% higher than a year earlier. That marked the fourth month...