Industrial output rebounds in Sept; up 0.8% in EU, 0.2% in euro area

Month-over-month (MoM) in the euro area, industrial production rose by 0.3 per cent for intermediate goods, 1.2 per cent for energy, and 0.3 per cent for capital goods, while output of durable consumer goods edged down by 0.5 per cent, Eurostat said in a press release.

In the EU, industrial production increased for intermediate goods by 0.4 per cent, increased for energy by 0.9 per cent, increased for capital goods by 0.4 per cent, and increased for durable consumer goods by 0.1 per cent.

The strongest monthly gains among EU members came from Denmark (+7.2 per cent), Sweden (+5.3 per cent) and Greece (+4.8 per cent), while the sharpest declines were reported in Ireland (-9.4 per cent), Luxembourg (-5.7 per cent) and Malta (-1.7 per cent).

Year-over-year (YoY), industrial production showed improvement in September 2025, rising 1.2 per cent in the euro area and 2 per cent in the EU. In the euro area, output grew for intermediate goods (0.5 per cent), energy (2.1 per cent), and capital goods (1.1 per cent), while durable consumer goods fell by 3 per cent.

The EU recorded similar trends, with increases in intermediate goods (0.6 per cent), energy (1.2 per cent) and capital goods (1.7 per cent), alongside a 1.5 per cent decline in durable consumer goods.

Among EU members states, Sweden posted the strongest annual growth at 14.7 per cent, followed by Denmark (9.5 per cent) and Greece (7.1 per cent), while Bulgaria, Luxembourg, and Lithuania recorded the largest declines.

Fibre2Fashion News Desk (SG)