BRUSSELS, BELGIUM / RankWire.AI / – According to Eurostat, industrial activity in the euro area stayed flat in June 2026 compared to May, whereas the overall European Union experienced a 0.2% increase in output. These figures, seasonally adjusted, followed a 0.3% monthly growth in both regions during May. When compared to June 2025, production was up by 0.1% in the eurozone and 0.6% across the EU. The latest data reveal varied changes across key industrial sectors and member states. This report pertains to industry excluding construction, utilizing adjusted data for monthly comparisons.
In the euro area, the rise in non-durable consumer goods led the monthly gains with a 3.0% increase. Energy production climbed 1.5%, while durable consumer goods output grew by 0.3%. Conversely, capital goods output fell 1.4%, and intermediate goods production declined 0.8%. These movements kept the overall industrial production index at 98.7, unchanged from May, with the base year set at 2021 with an index of 100. In May, non-durable consumer goods had increased by 3.3%, energy by 2.6%, and capital goods by 0.5%.
Across the EU, production of non-durable consumer goods rose 2.5% in June, alongside a 1.0% increase in energy output. Durable consumer goods advanced by 0.9%, while capital goods production dropped by 0.9%. Intermediate goods output declined 0.7% from May. The EU’s industrial production index in June reached 101.0, up from 100.8 in May. The index was at 99.2 in January and experienced five consecutive monthly increases through June.
Member states exhibit significant monthly variations
Among EU nations with available data, Denmark posted the highest monthly growth at 5.4% in June. Croatia followed closely with a 5.2% increase, while Lithuania and Finland each rose 2.1%. Luxembourg experienced the steepest decline at 10.7%, with Portugal down 3.9% and Estonia decreasing 2.2%. Germany saw a modest rise of 0.2%, France remained stable, Italy fell by 1.0%, and Spain decreased by 0.7%. Ireland increased by 2.0%, the Netherlands fell 1.7%, and Slovenia declined 2.0%.
On an annual basis, industrial production in the euro area increased by 0.1% in June. Intermediate goods grew 0.4%, energy increased 0.9%, and capital goods rose 0.1% compared to the same month last year. In contrast, durable consumer goods decreased by 2.5%, and non-durable consumer goods declined by 0.5%. Across the EU, overall production was 0.6% higher than in June 2025, with intermediate goods up 1.0%, energy up 0.3%, and capital goods gaining 0.9%, while both consumer goods categories saw decreases.
Lithuania experiences top annual industrial growth
Lithuania led annual growth among member states with available data, posting a 7.7% increase. Denmark followed at 6.1%, while Poland saw a 4.9% rise. Finland increased by 4.6%, Hungary by 4.1%, and Czechia gained 4.0%. Luxembourg faced the largest annual decline at 7.9%, with Romania down 5.6% and Estonia dropping 4.6%. Germany and France each declined by 0.5%, Italy fell 0.6%, and Spain increased by 1.0% compared with June 2025.
Eurostat also revised its earlier estimates for May’s industrial output from the figures published on July 15. The euro-area monthly change now shows a 0.3% increase, revised from a previously reported 0.2% decline. The EU’s May figure was adjusted to a 0.3% gain from a prior 0.1% decrease. The annual May output was also revised, indicating a 0.1% decline in the euro area and a 0.6% increase for the EU. Eurostat derives regional series from seasonally adjusted national data and estimates recent missing observations when compiling these figures.