Germany's industrial output falls 0.5% in Jan 2026: Destatis

11 Mar '26

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Germany's industrial output falls 0.5% in Jan 2026: Destatis

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Germany's industrial production fell 0.5 per cent MoM in January 2026, after a 1 per cent decline in December, while output was 1.2 per cent lower YoY.
Excluding energy and construction, production dropped 2.5 per cent, led by declines in consumer, intermediate and capital goods.
Energy-intensive industries remained under pressure, with production falling.

Germany’s industrial production declined 0.5 per cent month on month (MoM) in January 2026, following a revised 1 per cent drop in December 2025, according to provisional data released by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). On a year-on-year (YoY) basis, industrial output was 1.2 per cent lower compared with January 2025 after calendar adjustments.

Despite the monthly decline, the less volatile three-month comparison showed production rising 0.9 per cent in the period from November 2025 to January 2026 compared with the previous three months, Destatis said in a press release.

Energy production also increased 10.3 per cent during the month, partly reflecting exceptionally low temperatures in January, which boosted energy demand.

Excluding energy and construction, industrial production fell 2.5 per cent from December 2025 after seasonal and calendar adjustment. Output declined across major industrial categories, with consumer goods production down 4.2 per cent, intermediate goods down 2.6 per cent, and capital goods falling 1.6 per cent.

Compared with January 2025, industrial production excluding energy and construction decreased 2.6 per cent, highlighting continued weakness in Germany’s manufacturing sector.

Energy-intensive industries also recorded lower activity. Production in energy-intensive industrial branches declined 0.8 per cent MoM in January. Over the three-month period from November 2025 to January 2026, output in these sectors fell 1.8 per cent compared with the preceding three months.

On YoY basis, energy-intensive industrial production dropped 4.3 per cent, underscoring ongoing pressures on Germany’s heavy industries amid volatile energy markets and subdued industrial demand.

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