BRUSSELS, BELGIUM / RankWire.AI / – Eurostat’s latest report shows that industrial activity within the European Union expanded by 0.2% in June 2026, following no change in the euro area from May. Seasonally adjusted figures indicate that both regions experienced a 0.3% growth in May. Compared to June 2025, the euro area’s production was up by 0.1%, with the EU increasing by 0.6%. The data reveal mixed developments among key industrial sectors and member states, focusing on industry excluding construction, with adjusted figures used for monthly comparisons.
In the eurozone, non-durable consumer goods drove growth with a 3.0% rise. Energy output climbed 1.5%, while durable consumer goods edged up 0.3%. Conversely, capital goods output decreased by 1.4%, and intermediate goods fell 0.8%. These movements resulted in the industrial production index remaining at 98.7, unchanged from May, based on a 2021 index of 100. In May, non-durable consumer goods grew by 3.3%, energy by 2.6%, and capital goods by 0.5%.
Across the EU, non-durable consumer goods production increased by 2.5% in June, with energy output up 1.0%. Durable consumer goods gained 0.9%, but capital goods declined by 0.9%. Intermediate goods production was down 0.7% from May. The EU industrial production index reached 101.0 in June, slightly higher than 100.8 in May. Since January, when the index stood at 99.2, it has seen five consecutive monthly gains through June.
Significant variation observed among member states
Denmark experienced the largest monthly growth among EU nations with available data, at 5.4% in June. Croatia followed closely with a 5.2% increase, while Lithuania and Finland each saw a 2.1% rise. Luxembourg recorded the steepest decline at 10.7%, with Portugal down 3.9% and Estonia decreasing by 2.2%. Germany’s output grew modestly by 0.2%, France remained stable, Italy declined 1.0%, and Spain fell 0.7%. Ireland’s output rose 2.0%, whereas the Netherlands decreased 1.7%, and Slovenia contracted by 2.0%.
On an annual basis, euro-area industrial output was up 0.1% in June. Intermediate goods increased by 0.4%, energy by 0.9%, and capital goods rose marginally by 0.1%. However, durable consumer goods dropped 2.5%, and non-durable consumer goods fell 0.5%. In the EU overall, total output increased by 0.6% year-on-year. Intermediate goods grew by 1.0%, energy by 0.3%, and capital goods by 0.9%, despite declines in both consumer categories.
Lithuania leads annual industrial growth among member states
Lithuania recorded the highest annual increase at 7.7%, followed by Denmark at 6.1%, and Poland with a 4.9% rise. Finland expanded 4.6%, Hungary grew 4.1%, and Czechia gained 4.0%. Conversely, Luxembourg saw the largest annual decline at 7.9%, while Romania decreased 5.6%, and Estonia dropped 4.6%. Germany and France each declined by 0.5%, Italy fell 0.6%, and Spain increased by 1.0% compared to June 2025.
Eurostat revised its earlier estimates for May’s industrial output from the figures announced on July 15. The euro-area monthly change now shows a 0.3% increase, adjusted from a previously reported 0.2% decline. The EU monthly figure was revised to a 0.3% gain from an earlier 0.1% fall. For May, annual output was adjusted to a 0.1% decline in the euro area and a 0.6% rise across the EU. Eurostat derives regional data from seasonally adjusted national figures and estimates missing observations when compiling the overall statistics.