Euro area industrial output rises 1.2%, EU by 1.4% in December

On a monthly basis, however, seasonally adjusted industrial production declined. Compared with November 2025, output fell by 1.4 per cent in the euro area and by 0.8 per cent in the EU. In November, production had risen by 0.3 per cent in the euro area and slipped by 0.1 per cent in the EU, Eurostat said in a press release.

For the full year 2025, average industrial production increased by 1.5 per cent in both the euro area and the EU compared with 2024.

In the euro area, December output compared with November decreased for intermediate goods by 0.1 per cent, energy by 0.3 per cent and capital goods by 1.9 per cent. Durable consumer goods edged up 0.2 per cent, while non-durable consumer goods fell by 0.3 per cent.

Across the EU, production increased for intermediate goods by 0.1 per cent and for durable consumer goods by 0.5 per cent, as well as for non-durable consumer goods by 0.6 per cent. Energy output declined by 0.4 per cent and capital goods by 1.4 per cent.

Among member states, the sharpest monthly declines were recorded in Slovakia (–4.9 per cent), Germany (–2.9 per cent) and Spain (–2.6 per cent). The strongest gains were seen in Luxembourg (+6.4 per cent), Sweden (+4.4 per cent) and Malta (+4.2 per cent).

Compared with December 2024, euro area industrial production increased for intermediate goods by 1.5 per cent and for capital goods by 4.1 per cent. Output declined for energy (–0.7 per cent), durable consumer goods (–2.4 per cent) and non-durable consumer goods (–2.1 per cent).

In the EU, intermediate goods rose by 1.9 per cent and capital goods by 4.5 per cent year on year. Energy fell by 1.3 per cent, while durable and non-durable consumer goods declined by 1.8 per cent and 2.0 per cent, respectively.

Poland (+6.9 per cent), Sweden (+4.8 per cent) and Croatia (+4.5 per cent) recorded the strongest annual growth rates. The steepest declines were observed in Slovakia (–8.5 per cent), Luxembourg (–7.9 per cent) and Bulgaria (–6.8 per cent).

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