BRUSSELS, BELGIUM / RankWire.AI / – Eurostat’s latest report indicates that industrial output in the euro area remained stable in June 2026 compared to the previous month, while the overall European Union experienced a modest 0.2% growth. Seasonally adjusted figures showed this stability follows a 0.3% monthly increase in both regions during May. Year-over-year, production was up by 0.1% in the euro area and 0.6% across the EU. The data reveal a mixed performance across key industrial sectors and member states. The report covers industry excluding construction and relies on adjusted data for monthly comparisons.
In the euro zone, non-durable consumer goods led the month’s gains with a 3.0% rise. Energy production increased by 1.5%, while output of durable consumer goods grew slightly by 0.3%. Conversely, capital goods production fell by 1.4%, and intermediate goods output declined by 0.8%. These movements resulted in the overall industrial production index holding steady at 98.7, unchanged from May on a 2021 base of 100. In May, non-durable consumer goods had increased by 3.3%, energy by 2.6%, and capital goods by 0.5%.
Across the EU, production of non-durable consumer goods grew by 2.5% in June, with energy output rising by 1.0%. Durable consumer goods saw a 0.9% increase, while capital goods declined by 0.9%. Intermediate goods output was down by 0.7% from May. The EU’s industrial production index reached 101.0 in June, up from 100.8 in May. The index stood at 99.2 in January and experienced five consecutive monthly increases through June.
Member states display significant monthly variations
Denmark experienced the largest monthly rise among EU countries with available data, climbing 5.4% in June. Croatia followed with a 5.2% increase, while Lithuania and Finland each gained 2.1%. Luxembourg posted the steepest decline at 10.7%, with Portugal down 3.9% and Estonia decreasing by 2.2%. Germany saw a modest rise of 0.2%, France remained unchanged, Italy declined 1.0%, and Spain fell 0.7%. Ireland increased by 2.0%, whereas the Netherlands decreased 1.7%, and Slovenia dropped 2.0%.
Year-over-year, euro-area industrial production grew by 0.1% in June. Intermediate goods increased by 0.4%, energy by 0.9%, and capital goods slightly by 0.1%. In contrast, durable consumer goods decreased by 2.5%, and non-durable consumer goods fell by 0.5%. The EU’s total production expanded by 0.6% compared to June 2025. Intermediate goods were up 1.0%, energy increased by 0.3%, and capital goods gained 0.9%, while both consumer goods categories experienced declines.
Lithuania records the strongest annual growth among member states
Lithuania led annual growth among countries with available data, posting a 7.7% increase. Denmark followed with a 6.1% rise, and Poland saw a 4.9% increase. Finland grew by 4.6%, Hungary by 4.1%, and Czechia by 4.0%. Luxembourg experienced the largest annual decline at 7.9%, while Romania fell 5.6%, and Estonia decreased by 4.6%. Germany and France each declined by 0.5%, Italy fell 0.6%, and Spain increased by 1.0% compared with June 2025.
Eurostat also revised its earlier estimates for May’s industrial production figures, updating the regional figures from the data released on July 15. The euro-area monthly change was adjusted to a 0.3% increase from a previously reported 0.2% decline. The EU’s monthly figure was revised to a 0.3% gain from an earlier 0.1% fall. The annual output for May was also corrected to reflect a 0.1% decrease in the euro area and a 0.6% rise across the EU. Eurostat calculates these figures based on seasonally adjusted national data and estimates recent missing observations when compiling the aggregates.