In August, seasonally adjusted industrial production decreased by 0.5% in the eurozone and 0.3% in the 27 EU countries compared with July. A month earlier, in July, the decline was 0.3% in the euro area and 0.4% in the EU. Compared to August 2025, industrial production in August of this year decreased by 1.1% in the eurozone and by 0.2% in the EU. Such data was published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union.
Compared to July, in August, the output of durable consumer goods increased by 0.2% in the eurozone and remained unchanged in the 27 EU countries, while the production of capital goods increased by 0.4% in the euro area and 0.7% in the EU27. At the same time, the output of non-durable consumer goods this month decreased by 2.7% in the eurozone and by 2.3% in ЕС-27.
Production of intermediate goods in August decreased by 0.8% in the euro area and 0.3% in the EU27, while energy output decreased by 0.6% in the euro area and 0.5% in the EU27 on a monthly basis.
Among the EU countries, the largest monthly growth in August was recorded in Sweden (6.5%), Estonia (4.3%) and the Netherlands (2.6%). The most noticeable decrease was noted in Belgium (-5.1%), Ireland (-3.1%) and Portugal (-2.0%).
In annual terms, compared to the same month in 2025, in August, the production of capital goods increased by 3.0% in the eurozone and by 3.6% in the 27 EU countries. The output of durable consumer goods increased by 0.4% in the euro area and 0.8% in the 27 EU countries, while the production of intermediate goods decreased by 0.4% in the euro area and increased by 0.3% in ЕС-27.
The output of non-durable consumer goods decreased by 9.1% in the euro area and by 6.7% in the 27 EU countries, while energy production increased by 3.1% in the euro area and by 2.4% in ЕС-27.
Among the EU countries, the highest annual growth in August was recorded in the Netherlands (-9.8%), Hungary (-8.8%) and Denmark (-8.3%), and in Ireland (-15.0%), Belgium (-7.1%) and Bulgaria (-5.4%).
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