BRUSSELS, BELGIUM / RankWire.AI / – In June 2026, industrial output in the euro area stayed flat compared to the previous month, while the European Union saw a 0.2% rise. Eurostat reported that both regions had experienced a 0.3% monthly growth in May. Year-over-year, June’s figures showed a 0.1% increase for the euro area and a 0.6% gain across the EU. The data indicated growth in energy and certain consumer goods sectors, but a decline in capital and intermediate goods.
The strongest monthly increase in the euro area came from non-durable consumer goods, which rose by 3.0% in June. Energy output went up by 1.5%, and durable consumer goods production increased by 0.3%. Conversely, capital goods decreased by 1.4%, and intermediate goods fell by 0.8%. The euro-area industrial production index remained at 98.7, based on 2021 being 100. May had already recorded stronger growth in non-durable consumer goods and energy sectors.
For the EU, there was a 2.5% monthly increase in non-durable consumer goods and a 1.0% rise in energy output. Durable consumer goods grew by 0.9%, while capital goods declined by 0.9%, and intermediate goods dropped by 0.7%. The EU’s industrial production index moved up to 101.0 in June from 100.8 in May. Since January, when it was at 99.2, the index has steadily increased each month through June, according to official data.
Across the EU, national production results vary significantly
Denmark experienced the largest monthly rise among available data, with industrial production climbing 5.4%. Croatia followed with a 5.2% increase. Lithuania and Finland each gained 2.1%. Luxembourg saw the biggest decline, dropping 10.7%. Portugal declined by 3.9%, and Estonia by 2.2%. Among the major economies, Germany increased by 0.2%, France remained unchanged, Italy decreased by 1.0%, and Spain fell by 0.7%.
Yearly comparisons reveal uneven growth across sectors. In the euro area, intermediate goods increased 0.4% since June 2025, energy rose 0.9%, and capital goods edged up by 0.1%. However, durable consumer goods fell by 2.5%, and non-durable consumer goods decreased by 0.5%. Across the EU, industrial production was up 0.6% from a year earlier, with intermediate goods rising 1.0%, energy gaining 0.3%, and capital goods increasing 0.9%.
Lithuania Leads Annual Growth, May Data Revisions Boost Figures
Lithuania recorded the highest annual increase among reporting member states, with industrial output rising 7.7% from June 2025. Denmark followed with 6.1%, and Poland grew by 4.9%. Finland increased by 4.6%, Hungary by 4.1%, and Czechia by 4.0%. Luxembourg experienced the largest annual decline at 7.9%. Romania declined by 5.6%, and Estonia by 4.6%. Germany and France each decreased by 0.5%. Italy fell by 0.6%, while Spain gained 1.0%.
Eurostat revised its estimates for May after updating figures released in July. The euro-area monthly growth shifted to a 0.3% increase from a previously reported 0.2% decline. The EU’s figure changed to a 0.3% gain from a prior 0.1% fall. For May, annual production was revised to a 0.1% decline in the euro area and a 0.6% rise across the EU. These calculations are based on seasonally adjusted national industrial production data.