In January of this year, compared with December, seasonally adjusted industrial production decreased by 1.5 percent in the euro area and by 1.6 percent in the EU. Industrial production in December decreased by 0.6 percent in the euro area and by 0.1 percent in the EU. In January 2026, compared with January 2025, industrial production decreased by 1.2 percent in the euro area and by 0.6 percent in the EU. These figures are published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union.
Compared to December, in January, the production of durable consumer goods decreased by 1.9 percent in the euro area and 1.9 percent in the EU, while the production of capital goods decreased by 2.3 percent in both the euro area and the EU year-on-year. In this month, the output of short-term consumer goods decreased by 6.0 percent in both the euro area and the EU. In January, the production of intermediate goods decreased by 1.9 percent in the euro area and 2.0 percent in the EU, while energy production increased by 4.7 percent in the euro area and 4.2 percent in the EU, each month.
Among the Member States in January, the largest increases compared to the previous month were registered in Portugal (4.2%), Latvia (3.3%) and Lithuania (2.7%), while the largest declines were registered in Ireland (-9.8%), Luxembourg (-4.3%) and Sweden (-4.1%).
Compared to the same month in 2025, in January of this year, the production of means of production
