BRUSSELS, BELGIUM / RankWire.AI / – According to Eurostat, industrial activity within the euro area remained flat in June 2026 compared to May, whereas the European Union experienced a 0.2% increase in production. The figures, seasonally adjusted, followed a 0.3% monthly growth in both regions during May. Compared to June 2025, euro area production grew by 0.1%, while the EU’s total increased by 0.6%. The latest figures reveal a mixed picture across key industrial sectors and member states. This report covers industry excluding construction and is based on adjusted data for monthly comparisons.
In the euro zone, non-durable consumer goods led the monthly advances with a 3.0% rise. Production of energy climbed 1.5%, while durable consumer goods increased by 0.3%. Conversely, capital goods output declined by 1.4%, and intermediate goods dropped 0.8%. These changes kept the overall industrial production index at 98.7, remaining flat from May on a base index of 100 for 2021. In May, non-durable consumer goods had grown by 3.3%, energy by 2.6%, and capital goods by 0.5%.
Across the EU, non-durable consumer goods output rose 2.5% in June, with energy production up 1.0%. Durable consumer goods grew by 0.9%, but capital goods shrank by 0.9%. Intermediate goods output decreased by 0.7% from May. The EU’s industrial production index reached 101.0 in June, compared to 100.8 in May. Starting at 99.2 in January, the index experienced five consecutive monthly increases through June.
Member states exhibit significant monthly variation
Among EU nations with available data, Denmark recorded the highest monthly growth at 5.4% in June. Croatia followed with a 5.2% increase, while Lithuania and Finland each expanded by 2.1%. Luxembourg experienced the steepest decline at 10.7%, with Portugal down 3.9% and Estonia decreasing 2.2%. Germany saw a modest 0.2% rise, France remained steady, Italy declined by 1.0%, and Spain decreased 0.7%. Ireland increased by 2.0%, whereas the Netherlands fell 1.7% and Slovenia declined 2.0%.
On an annual basis, industrial output within the euro area edged up 0.1% in June. Intermediate goods increased by 0.4%, energy by 0.9%, and capital goods by 0.1%. In contrast, durable consumer goods decreased by 2.5%, and non-durable consumer goods fell by 0.5%. Across the EU, total industrial production grew by 0.6% compared to June 2025. The increase was driven by 1.0% growth in intermediate goods, 0.3% in energy, and 0.9% in capital goods, while both consumer goods categories saw declines.
Lithuania reports strongest annual industrial expansion
Lithuania led annual growth among the member states with available data, recording a 7.7% rise. Denmark followed at 6.1%, and Poland saw a 4.9% increase. Finland’s output grew by 4.6%, Hungary increased 4.1%, and Czechia gained 4.0%. Luxembourg experienced the largest annual decline at 7.9%, with Romania dropping 5.6% and Estonia decreasing 4.6%. Germany and France each saw a 0.5% decline, Italy’s output fell by 0.6%, while Spain’s production increased by 1.0% compared to June 2025.
Eurostat also adjusted its earlier estimates for May’s industrial output from the figures issued on July 15. The euro-area monthly change now indicates a 0.3% rise, revised from the previously reported 0.2% decline. The EU’s monthly figure has shifted to a 0.3% increase, up from an earlier 0.1% fall. The annual May data was also revised, showing a 0.1% decline for the euro area and a 0.6% rise for the EU overall. Eurostat compiles regional data based on seasonally adjusted national figures and estimates missing data points when calculating the aggregate figures.