Industrial production down by 1.2% in the euro area and by 1.0% in the EU

In August 2025, compared with July 2025, seasonally adjusted industrial production decreased by 1.2% in the euro area and by 1.0% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In July 2025, industrial production grew by 0.5% in the euro area and by 0.4% in the EU.

In August 2025, compared with August 2024, industrial production increased by 1.1% in both the euro area and the EU.

In the euro area in August 2025, compared with July 2025, industrial production decreased for intermediate goods by 0.2%,

• decreased for energy by 0.6%,
• decreased for capital goods by 2.2%,
• decreased for durable consumer goods by 1.6%,
• increased for non-durable consumer goods by 0.1%.

In the EU, industrial production remained stable for intermediate goods, decreased for energy by 0.7%,

• decreased for capital goods by 1.6%,
• decreased for durable consumer goods by 1.1%,
• decreased for non-durable consumer goods by 0.4%.

Among Member States for which data are available, the largest monthly decreases were recorded in Germany(-5.2%), Greece (-4.5%) and Austria (-3.1%). The highest increases were observed in Ireland (+9.8%), Luxembourg (+4.8%) and Sweden (+3.6%).

Annual comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State In the euro area in August 2025, compared with August 2024, industrial production

• decreased for intermediate goods by 1.7%,
• decreased for energy by 0.7%,
• decreased for capital goods by 0.4%,
• decreased for durable consumer goods by 2.6%,
• increased for non-durable consumer goods by 8.2%.

In the EU, industrial production decreased for intermediate goods by 1.3%,

• decreased for energy by 1.5%,
• increased for capital goods by 0.5%,
• decreased for durable consumer goods by 1.9%,
• increased for non-durable consumer goods by 6.5%.

Among Member States for which data are available, the highest annual increases were recorded in Ireland(+28.6%), Luxembourg (+9.5%) and Sweden (+8.3%). The largest decreases were observed in Bulgaria (-8.6%), Slovakia (-6.3%) and Denmark (-5.0%).