Industrial production up by 0.8% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU 

In January 2025, compared with December 2024, seasonally adjusted industrial production increased by 0.8% in the euro area and by 0.3% the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In December 2024, industrial production fell by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.2% in the EU.

In January 2025, compared with January 2024, industrial production remained stable in the euro area and decreased by 0.2% in the EU.

Stable in the euro area and down by 0.2% in the EU compared with January 2024

Monthly comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State

In the euro area in January 2025, compared with December 2024, industrial production

• increased by 1.6% for intermediate goods,
• decreased by 1.2% for energy,
• increased by 0.5% for capital goods,
• decreased by 0.2% for durable consumer goods,
• decreased by 3.1% for non-durable consumer goods.

In the EU, industrial production

• increased by 1.5% for intermediate goods,
• decreased by 2.0% for energy,
• increased by 0.1% for capital goods,
• decreased by 0.3% for durable consumer goods,
• decreased by 4.1% for non-durable consumer goods.

Among Member States for which data are available, the highest monthly increases were recorded in Lithuania (+4.6%), Portugal (+3.7%) and Austria (+3.3%). The largest decreases were observed in Malta (-12.9%), Denmark (-10.6%) and Slovakia (-7.3%).

Annual comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State

In the euro area in January 2025, compared with January 2024, industrial production

• decreased by 0.8% for intermediate goods,
• decreased by 1.6% for energy,
• decreased by 2.7% for capital goods,
• increased by 0.9% for durable consumer goods,
• increased by 6.7% for non-durable consumer goods.

In the EU, industrial production

• decreased by 0.3% for intermediate goods,
• decreased by 2.1% for energy,
• decreased by 2.8% for capital goods,
• increased by 1.3% for durable consumer goods,
• increased by 5.5% for non-durable consumer goods.

Among Member States for which data are available, the largest annual decreases were recorded in Slovakia (-5.1%), Denmark (-4.4%) and Hungary (-4.0%). The highest increases were observed in Ireland (+10.4%), Lithuania (+9.8%) and Croatia (+7.6%)

Source: eurostat

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