Industrial production down by 0.1% in the euro area and unchanged in the EU (2024)

Euro indicators 14 August 2024 Next release: 13 September 2024

June 2024 compared with May 2024

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Down by 3.9% in the euro area and by 3.2% in the EU compared with June 2023

Overview

In June 2024, compared with May 2024, seasonally adjusted industrial production decreased by 0.1% in the euro area and remained unchanged in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In May 2024, industrial production fell by 0.9% in the euro area and by 1.2% in the EU.

In June 2024, compared with June 2023, industrial production decreased by 3.9% in the euro area and by 3.2% in the EU.

Industrial production down by 0.1% in the euro area and unchanged in the EU (1)

Monthly comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State

In the euro area in June 2024, compared with May 2024, industrial production

  • increased by 0.7% for intermediate goods,

  • increased by 1.9% for energy,

  • increased by 0.9% for capital goods,

  • increased by 3.8% for durable consumer goods,

  • decreased by 2.5% for non-durable consumer goods.

In the EU, industrial production

  • increased by 0.7% for intermediate goods,

  • increased by 1.4% for energy,

  • increased by 0.9% for capital goods,

  • increased by 3.2% for durable consumer goods,

  • decreased by 2.0% for non-durable consumer goods.

Among Member States for which data are available, the largest monthly decreases were recorded in Ireland (-7.8%), Belgium (-6.5%), Croatia and Portugal (both -3.7%). The highest increases were observed in Romania (+4.0%), Finland (+3.6%) and Slovakia (+2.1%).

Annual comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State

In the euro area in June 2024, compared with June 2023, industrial production

  • decreased by 1.5% for intermediate goods,

  • increased by 2.6% for energy,

  • decreased by 7.8% for capital goods,

  • decreased by 2.1% for durable consumer goods,

  • increased by 0.1% for non-durable consumer goods.

In the EU, industrial production

  • decreased by 1.2% for intermediate goods,

  • increased by 2.6% for energy,

  • decreased by 7.1% for capital goods,

  • decreased by 2.0% for durable consumer goods,

  • increased by 0.9% for non-durable consumer goods.

Among Member States for which data are available, the largest annual decreases were recorded in Ireland (-17.4%), Croatia (-8.3%) and Latvia (-5.5%). The highest increases were observed in Greece (+9.5%), Cyprus (+8.8%) and Malta (+6.3%).

Industrial production down by 0.1% in the euro area and unchanged in the EU (2)

Tables

Industrial production

% change compared with previous month*

Jan-24

Feb-24

Mar-24

Apr-24

May-24

Jun-24

Euro area

Total industry

-2.2

0.0

0.5

-0.1

-0.9

-0.1

Intermediate goods

2.1

0.4

-0.2

-0.3

-0.9

0.7

Energy

1.2

-3.1

-0.1

-0.2

0.4

1.9

Capital goods

-13.5

1.3

0.6

0.0

-2.6

0.9

Durable consumer goods

-1.1

1.1

-0.6

0.2

-2.9

3.8

Non-durable consumer goods

-0.6

-0.3

-2.9

3.7

1.7

-2.5

EU

Total industry

-2.0

0.2

0.0

0.5

-1.2

0.0

Intermediate goods

1.3

0.8

-0.3

-0.2

-1.0

0.7

Energy

1.0

-3.3

0.3

-0.1

0.2

1.4

Capital goods

-12.0

1.1

0.4

-0.2

-2.5

0.9

Durable consumer goods

-1.0

1.4

-0.6

0.8

-3.0

3.2

Non-durable consumer goods

-0.6

0.0

-2.7

4.2

0.8

-2.0

* Calendar and seasonally adjusted

Source dataset: sts_inpr_m

Industrial production down by 0.1% in the euro area and unchanged in the EU (3)

Industrial production

% change compared with previous month*

Jan-24

Feb-24

Mar-24

Apr-24

May-24

Jun-24

Euro area

-2.2

0.0

0.5

-0.1

-0.9

-0.1

EU

-2.0

0.2

0.0

0.5

-1.2

0.0

Belgium

-3.4

0.1

3.6

0.1

2.0

-6.5

Bulgaria

-4.1

0.2

-0.4

2.8

-2.5

-0.2

Czechia

-3.1

2.1

-1.7

0.6

-2.2

0.7

Denmark

-1.0

1.3

-2.6

11.2

-6.7

-0.1

Germany

0.9

0.9

-0.4

0.4

-3.1

1.6

Estonia

-8.3

2.3

1.2

-1.6

3.6

-3.6

Ireland**

-20.2

-5.0

10.5

-3.3

5.4

-7.8

Greece

3.4

-1.7

-1.6

7.3

-2.9

1.6

Spain

0.9

1.3

-1.4

-0.1

-0.1

0.4

France

-1.3

0.4

-0.2

0.6

-2.1

0.7

Croatia

-0.3

-2.5

0.5

0.0

2.5

-3.7

Italy

-1.4

-0.1

-0.4

-1.0

0.5

0.5

Cyprus

-0.4

0.8

2.4

-1.6

1.9

1.7

Latvia

-1.5

2.1

-0.7

-5.0

3.3

-2.4

Lithuania

3.9

-2.8

4.0

3.9

-1.1

-2.2

Luxembourg

-2.5

-1.1

4.9

-6.0

2.9

-0.2

Hungary

-1.2

3.3

-3.2

-0.6

-1.2

0.5

Malta

-9.1

3.0

3.2

0.4

1.4

-0.6

Netherlands

-2.6

1.0

-0.9

0.3

-0.3

0.9

Austria

-1.3

-0.4

0.0

0.6

-1.9

0.0

Poland

0.5

0.0

-5.1

6.7

-2.6

1.2

Portugal

3.0

0.6

2.9

-2.1

-3.2

-3.7

Romania

-3.4

3.3

4.0

-1.8

-6.2

4.0

Slovenia

8.8

3.2

-6.3

10.0

-7.3

:

Slovakia

-2.4

1.2

-1.4

2.6

-1.4

2.1

Finland

3.7

-0.1

-4.7

0.5

0.9

3.6

Sweden

-0.4

-0.7

0.3

-2.5

1.3

-1.1

Norway

1.9

-3.8

3.4

-0.2

0.6

7.9

Switzerland

-1.8

-0.8

2.3

:

:

:

* Calendar and seasonally adjusted

**CSO Ireland is carrying out a review of the seasonal adjustment methodology for industrial production.

: Data not available

Source dataset: sts_inpr_m

Industrial production down by 0.1% in the euro area and unchanged in the EU (4)

Industrial production

% change compared with same month of the previous year*

Jan-24

Feb-24

Mar-24

Apr-24

May-24

Jun-24

Euro area

Total industry

-6.5

-6.3

-1.2

-3.1

-3.3

-3.9

Intermediate goods

-3.1

-2.8

-2.7

-2.1

-3.3

-1.5

Energy

0.8

-3.3

-2.0

-1.9

0.4

2.6

Capital goods

-10.9

-9.1

1.7

-5.1

-7.3

-7.8

Durable consumer goods

-7.4

-3.9

-7.4

-2.9

-5.0

-2.1

Non-durable consumer goods

-4.0

-5.1

-7.4

0.3

2.4

0.1

EU

Total industry

-5.4

-5.2

-1.1

-2.1

-2.9

-3.2

Intermediate goods

-3.7

-2.5

-2.4

-1.8

-3.1

-1.2

Energy

1.0

-3.2

-1.6

-1.3

1.0

2.6

Capital goods

-9.2

-7.8

1.3

-4.7

-7.0

-7.1

Durable consumer goods

-7.3

-3.9

-6.7

-2.1

-4.9

-2.0

Non-durable consumer goods

-1.8

-3.6

-5.1

2.6

3.0

0.9

* Calendar adjusted

Source dataset: sts_inpr_m

Industrial production down by 0.1% in the euro area and unchanged in the EU (5)

Industrial production

% change compared with same month of the previous year*

Jan-24

Feb-24

Mar-24

Apr-24

May-24

Jun-24

Euro area

-6.5

-6.3

-1.2

-3.1

-3.3

-3.9

EU

-5.4

-5.2

-1.1

-2.1

-2.9

-3.2

Belgium

-4.1

-7.8

-5.9

2.8

2.2

-2.2

Bulgaria

-9.2

-8.0

-7.7

-0.3

-4.9

-5.2

Czechia

-0.3

0.7

-2.8

-0.4

-3.2

-3.3

Denmark

8.4

4.6

4.0

18.6

7.7

2.4

Germany

-5.2

-6.5

-5.1

-3.7

-7.3

-4.1

Estonia

-10.2

-5.3

-5.6

-4.8

-1.6

-2.9

Ireland

-32.1

-35.9

38.5

-15.9

6.5

-17.4

Greece

10.4

1.9

-0.6

11.9

6.9

9.5

Spain

0.4

3.7

-0.3

0.1

0.0

0.8

France

0.8

-0.6

0.6

1.3

-3.1

-1.7

Croatia

-1.4

-5.2

-5.0

-2.0

-3.3

-8.3

Italy

-3.7

-3.4

-3.3

-3.0

-3.3

-2.6

Cyprus

1.9

2.2

8.4

3.2

5.1

8.8

Latvia

-2.7

1.1

0.5

-7.9

-0.5

-5.5

Lithuania

-0.3

-1.0

2.3

2.3

5.0

0.2

Luxembourg

-4.3

-7.9

-0.8

-5.1

-1.4

-1.3

Hungary

-3.2

1.8

-2.9

-2.2

-4.9

-3.7

Malta

-4.8

-3.5

0.8

3.7

2.1

6.3

Netherlands

-2.5

-1.1

-3.8

-2.2

-1.8

-3.3

Austria

-3.7

-5.1

-3.9

-3.1

-5.2

-4.4

Poland

1.0

1.2

-3.1

4.7

-0.4

1.1

Portugal

-1.7

1.0

4.2

5.1

0.8

-3.0

Romania

-4.1

-1.7

3.7

3.7

-7.0

0.5

Slovenia

-3.6

2.6

-7.4

12.9

-5.0

:

Slovakia

3.5

0.1

-6.7

6.2

0.0

-2.4

Finland

-1.0

1.5

-9.1

-6.3

-5.8

3.1

Sweden

-1.6

-2.7

2.7

-3.5

-0.8

3.8

Norway

8.3

1.8

4.6

3.5

5.9

14.9

Switzerland

-2.1

-2.0

-3.8

:

:

:

* Calendar adjusted

: Data not available

Source dataset: sts_inpr_m

Industrial production down by 0.1% in the euro area and unchanged in the EU (6)

Production indices for total industry, calendar and seasonally adjusted

(base year 2021)

Jan-24

Feb-24

Mar-24

Apr-24

May-24

Jun-24

Euro area

97.3

97.3

97.8

97.7

96.8

96.7

EU

98.8

99.0

99.0

99.5

98.3

98.3

Belgium

89.8

89.9

93.1

93.2

95.1

88.9

Bulgaria

98.6

98.8

98.4

101.2

98.7

98.5

Czechia

99.6

101.7

100.0

100.6

98.4

99.1

Denmark

127.5

129.2

125.8

139.9

130.5

130.4

Germany

94.1

94.9

94.5

94.9

92.0

93.5

Estonia

84.4

86.3

87.3

85.9

89.0

85.8

Ireland*

97.8

92.9

102.7

99.3

104.7

96.5

Greece

110.1

108.2

106.5

114.3

111.0

112.8

Spain

101.7

103.0

101.6

101.5

101.4

101.8

France

100.1

100.5

100.3

100.9

98.8

99.5

Croatia

98.6

96.1

96.6

96.6

99.0

95.3

Italy

96.0

95.9

95.5

94.5

95.0

95.5

Cyprus

106.3

107.1

109.7

107.9

109.9

111.8

Latvia

94.6

96.6

95.9

91.1

94.1

91.8

Lithuania

102.2

99.3

103.3

107.3

106.1

103.8

Luxembourg

90.7

89.7

94.1

88.5

91.1

90.9

Hungary

97.9

101.1

97.9

97.3

96.1

96.6

Malta

104.5

107.6

111.0

111.4

113.0

112.3

Netherlands

100.5

101.5

100.6

100.9

100.6

101.5

Austria

102.1

101.7

101.7

102.3

100.4

100.4

Poland

110.8

110.8

105.2

112.3

109.4

110.7

Portugal

100.0

100.6

103.5

101.3

98.1

94.5

Romania

95.8

99.0

103.0

101.1

94.8

98.6

Slovenia

96.8

99.9

93.6

103.0

95.5

:

Slovakia

96.8

98.0

96.6

99.1

97.7

99.8

Finland

101.6

101.5

96.7

97.2

98.1

101.6

Sweden

102.7

102.0

102.3

99.7

101.0

99.9

Norway

105.4

101.4

104.8

104.6

105.2

113.5

Switzerland

106.4

105.6

108.0

:

:

:

* CSO Ireland is carrying out a review of the seasonal adjustment methodology for industrial production.

: Data not available

Source dataset: sts_inpr_m

Industrial production down by 0.1% in the euro area and unchanged in the EU (7)

Production indices for total industry, calendar adjusted

(base year 2021)

Jan-24

Feb-24

Mar-24

Apr-24

May-24

Jun-24

Euro area

94.2

94.6

104.4

96.5

95.5

99.0

EU

95.7

96.3

106.1

98.3

97.1

100.6

Belgium

86.5

86.6

101.6

89.6

94.7

93.8

Bulgaria

93.7

93.6

101.5

98.5

94.6

100.7

Czechia

95.8

98.1

108.0

100.0

99.8

104.1

Denmark

129.3

124.8

134.0

136.0

129.5

132.0

Germany

87.9

92.7

102.9

93.6

90.0

95.1

Estonia

80.9

81.5

93.1

86.0

93.0

86.0

Ireland

105.1

71.9

91.0

98.3

87.3

91.3

Greece

100.6

106.0

108.1

113.7

111.6

117.2

Spain

100.2

104.9

107.6

101.5

106.3

106.6

France

103.3

100.4

109.0

100.6

93.8

103.4

Croatia

90.2

93.0

103.2

96.6

101.5

97.9

Italy

90.6

98.6

105.8

93.1

101.9

99.7

Cyprus

97.4

101.0

109.9

104.0

113.9

119.1

Latvia

74.4

83.5

96.8

88.8

97.5

96.3

Lithuania

98.3

93.7

105.8

103.8

108.8

103.8

Luxembourg

86.4

88.9

104.0

90.4

90.7

92.4

Hungary

92.6

102.2

105.4

95.8

97.2

100.2

Malta

99.3

101.5

115.9

109.0

116.1

116.9

Netherlands

98.0

97.8

107.6

99.1

100.2

104.6

Austria

92.2

97.6

111.7

101.7

99.3

103.5

Poland

106.1

107.5

115.2

111.2

107.8

111.7

Portugal

101.6

98.0

110.0

99.4

101.7

94.8

Romania

91.3

94.9

108.7

99.2

97.7

100.6

Slovenia

92.9

97.0

103.2

101.8

99.4

:

Slovakia

96.6

100.1

101.0

99.9

102.8

101.0

Finland

99.2

95.7

101.1

95.5

97.3

104.2

Sweden

101.0

101.7

116.8

100.6

100.8

104.0

Norway

115.9

100.4

112.2

103.5

100.9

102.4

Switzerland

103.4

99.4

120.2

:

:

:

: Data not available

Source dataset: sts_inpr_m

Industrial production down by 0.1% in the euro area and unchanged in the EU (8)

Notes for users

Revisions and timetable

Compared with data issued in the News Release of 15 July 2024, the monthly percentage change for May 2024 has been revised from -0.6% to -0.9% in the euro area and from -0.8% to -1.2% in the EU. The annual percentage change has been revised from -2.9% to -3.3% in the euro area and from -2.5% to -2.9% in the EU.

Methods and definitions

The index of industrial production measures the evolution of the volume of production for industry excluding construction, based on data adjusted for calendar and seasonal effects.

Seasonally adjusted euro area and EU series are calculated by aggregating the seasonally adjusted national data.

Total industry covers NACE rev.2 sections B to D. Missing observations from Member States for recent months are estimated for the calculation of the euro area and the EU aggregates.

Starting with reference period January 2024, the base year of the data has been changed to 2021, since 2018 the base year had been 2015. More information on the reasons for and impact of the base year change can be found in the related Statistics Explained article.

Geographical information

The euro area (EA20) includes Belgium, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Portugal, Slovenia, Slovakia and Finland.

The European Union (EU27) includes Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechia, Denmark, Germany, Estonia, Ireland, Greece, Spain, France, Croatia, Italy, Cyprus, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Finland and Sweden.

For more information

  • Database section on short-term business statistics

  • Statistics Explained article on the industrial production index

  • The weights of the Member States in the EU and euro area aggregates
    (see file Base year 2021 weights - Euro indicators releases)

  • Euro indicators dashboard

  • Release calendar for Euro indicators

  • European Statistics Code of Practice

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