BRUSSELS, BELGIUM / RankWire.AI / – Eurostat’s latest report indicates that industrial activity in the euro area remained flat in June 2026 compared to May. Meanwhile, overall production in the European Union increased by 0.2%. The data, seasonally adjusted, follows a 0.3% growth in both regions during May. Year-over-year, production grew by 0.1% in the euro area and 0.6% across the EU. The figures reveal mixed changes across key industrial sectors and member states. The report excludes construction industry and uses seasonally adjusted figures for month-to-month comparisons.
In the eurozone, non-durable consumer goods were the main driver of growth for June, increasing by 3.0%. Energy production also saw a rise of 1.5%, while durable consumer goods output grew slightly by 0.3%. Conversely, capital goods output declined by 1.4%, and intermediate goods decreased by 0.8%. These movements kept the overall industrial production index at 98.7, unchanged from May, based on a 2021 reference 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 climbed by 2.5% in June, with energy output rising by 1.0%. Durable consumer goods advanced by 0.9%, but capital goods dropped by 0.9%. Intermediate goods output fell by 0.7% compared to May. The EU industrial production index reached 101.0 in June, up from 100.8 in May. The index was at 99.2 in January and experienced five consecutive monthly increases up to June.
Significant monthly variations observed among member states
Among EU nations with available data, Denmark recorded the largest monthly increase with a 5.4% rise in June. Croatia was close behind, gaining 5.2%. Lithuania and Finland each saw a 2.1% increase. Luxembourg experienced the most significant decline at 10.7%, followed by Portugal at 3.9% and Estonia at 2.2%. Germany grew by 0.2%, France remained stable, Italy decreased by 1.0%, and Spain declined 0.7%. Ireland rose by 2.0%, the Netherlands fell by 1.7%, and Slovenia saw a 2.0% decline.
On an annual basis, euro-area industrial output increased by 0.1% in June. While intermediate goods rose by 0.4%, energy output went up by 0.9%, and capital goods saw a modest increase of 0.1%. In contrast, durable consumer goods fell by 2.5%, and non-durable consumer goods declined by 0.5%. Across the EU, total industrial production grew by 0.6% compared to June 2025, with intermediate goods up by 1.0%, energy increasing by 0.3%, and capital goods rising by 0.9%. Both categories of consumer goods, however, experienced declines.
Lithuania reports the strongest annual industrial expansion
Lithuania led the annual growth rates among member states with available data, recording a 7.7% increase. Denmark followed with a 6.1% rise, while Poland grew by 4.9%. Finland’s output increased by 4.6%, Hungary by 4.1%, and Czechia by 4.0%. Luxembourg experienced the steepest annual decline at 7.9%, with Romania decreasing by 5.6% and Estonia dropping by 4.6%. Germany and France each saw a 0.5% decline, Italy’s output fell by 0.6%, and Spain’s increased by 1.0% compared with June 2025.
Eurostat also revised its estimates for May’s industrial production figures from the data published on July 15. The euro-area monthly change was adjusted to a 0.3% increase, up from the earlier reported 0.2% decline. The EU’s monthly figure was revised to a 0.3% gain from an initial 0.1% decrease. The annual May output was also updated, showing a 0.1% decline for the euro area and a 0.6% rise for the EU. Eurostat compiles these regional series based on seasonally adjusted national data and estimates recent missing observations when assembling the aggregates.