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It is observed that water consumption by the manufacturing industry and mining and quarrying is generally decreasing with the exception of many Balkan and eastern European countries (Table 4.4). This trend can be attributed to the modernisation of the production processes, technological improvements, more efficient methods, water recycling and reuse. Furthermore, water consumption by the industrial and mining sector has also declined, because of the de-industrialisation of specific regions in Europe, since the industrial production has been partly transferred abroad. At the same time, the overall production of the sector shows an increase (+9 %) between 2010 and 2017 (Eurostat, 2020e; EEA, 2018b).