Up by 3.7% in the euro area and by 3.4% in the EU compared with May 2024

In May 2025, compared with April 2025, seasonally adjusted industrial production increased by 1.7% in the euro area and by 1.5% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April 2025, industrial production fell by 2.2% in the euro area and by 1.6% in the EU.

In May 2025, compared with May 2024, industrial production increased by 3.7% in the euro area and by 3.4% in the EU.

Monthly comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State

In the euro area in May 2025, compared with April 2025, industrial production

  • decreased for intermediate goods by 1.7%,

  • increased for energy by 3.7%,

  • increased for capital goods by 2.7%,

  • decreased for durable consumer goods by 1.9%,

  • increased for non-durable consumer goods by 8.5%.

In the EU, industrial production

  • decreased for intermediate goods by 1.3%,

  • increased for energy by 3.2%,

  • increased for capital goods by 2.0%,

  • decreased for durable consumer goods by 1.8%,

  • increased for non-durable consumer goods by 7.1%.

The highest monthly increases were recorded in Ireland (+12.4%), Malta (+3.4%) and Germany (+2.2%). The largest decreases were observed in Croatia (-2.9%), Slovakia (-2.8%) and Belgium (-2.7%).

Annual comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State

In the euro area in May 2025, compared with May 2024, industrial production

  • decreased for intermediate goods by 1.8%,

  • increased for energy by 2.6%,

  • increased for capital goods by 4.5%,

  • decreased for durable consumer goods by 0.1%,

  • increased for non-durable consumer goods by 11.6%.

In the EU, industrial production

  • decreased for intermediate goods by 1.4%,

  • increased for energy by 1.7%,

  • increased for capital goods by 4.4%,

  • decreased for durable consumer goods by 0.3%,

  • increased for non-durable consumer goods by 9.4%.

The highest annual increases were recorded in Ireland (+40.7%), Finland (+5.9%) and Sweden (+5.0%). The largest decreases were observed in Belgium (-7.3%), Bulgaria (-6.5%) and Denmark (-4.2%).

Source: Eurostat
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