In March this year, seasonally adjusted industrial production increased by 0.2 percent in the eurozone and by 0.8 percent in the EU compared to February. Industrial production rose 0.2 percent in February in both the eurozone and the EU. In March 2026, compared with March 2025, industrial production fell by 2.1 percent in the euro area and by 1.0 percent in the EU. The data was published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union.
Compared with February, production of intermediate goods in March increased by 0.9 percent in the euro area and 1.4 percent in the EU, while energy production decreased by 1.5 percent in the euro area and 1.0 percent in the EU on a monthly basis. In this month, the output of capital goods increased by 1.1 percent in the euro area and by 1.2 percent in the EU. In March, production of consumer durables grew by 0.5 percent in the euro area and 1.1 percent in the EU, while production of consumer nondurables fell by 4.5 percent in the euro area and 2.8 percent in the EU for the full month.
Among member countries, the highest month-on-month growth in March was recorded in Denmark (8.4%) and Bulgaria. (5.8%) and Poland. (5.4%), while the largest declines were recorded in Belgium (-3.0%), Estonia (-2.6%) and Sweden (-1.9%).
Compared to the same month in 2025, in March this year capital goods production increased by 2.9 percent in the euro area and by 3.0 percent in the EU. В том же месяце производство энергии увеличилось на 1,2 процента в зоне евро и на 1,6 процента в ЕС, в то время как производство промежуточных товаров снизилось на 1,2 процента в зоне евро и на 0,4 процента в ЕС по сравнению с предыдущим годом. In the month, output of consumer durables fell by 3.1 percent in the eurozone and 1.8 percent in the EU, while output of consumer nondurables fell by 12.6 percent in the eurozone and 9.1 percent in the EU.
In March, the sharpest year-on-year declines were recorded in Ireland (-19.4%) and Luxembourg (-5.7%) and in Malta. (-3.6%), and the highest growth was recorded in Denmark (16.8%), Latvia (9.5%) and Greece (8.4%)
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