Industrial production rose 0.3 percent in the euro area and 0.2 percent in the EU in April. In May of this year, compared with May 2025, industrial production decreased by 1.2 percent in the eurozone and 0.3 percent in the EU. These data are published by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union.
Compared to April, in May, the production of durable goods decreased by 1.1 percent in the euro area and by 0.4 percent in the EU27, while the production of capital goods increased by 0.3 percent in both zones on a monthly basis. In this month, the output of non-durable consumer goods increased by 0.8 percent in the euro area and by 0.6 percent in the EU27. In May, the production of intermediate goods decreased by 0.3 percent in the euro area and 0.1 percent in the EU-27, while energy production increased by 2.2 percent in the euro area and two percent in the EU-27 for the whole month.
Among the member states in May, the highest monthly growth was recorded in Luxembourg (2.7%), Hungary (2.3%) and Poland. (2.0%), while the largest declines were recorded in Ireland (-5.2%), Malta (-3.7%) and Lithuania (-3.0%).
Compared to the same month in 2025, in May of this year, the production of capital goods increased by 2.6 percent in the eurozone and by three percent in the EU-27 countries. In the same month, the production of durable consumer goods decreased by three percent in the euro area and by 1.7 percent in the EU-27, while the production of intermediate goods increased by 1.2 percent in the euro area and by 1.7 percent in the EU-27 compared to the previous year. In this month, the production of non-durable consumer goods decreased by 10.7 percent in the euro area and 8.1 percent in the EU-27, while energy production increased by 1.3 percent in the euro area and 1.6 percent in the EU-27.
In May, the highest year-on-year growth was recorded in Denmark and Sweden (both by 6.5%), Latvia (6.2%) and Hungary. (5.4%), while the sharpest decrease was registered in Ireland (-19.7%), Bulgaria (-4.7%) and Estonia (-3.0%).
