In February this year, seasonally-adjusted industrial production increased by 0.4 percent in the euro area and by 0.4 percent in the EU, as compared with January. Industrial production in January had decreased by 0.8 percent in the euro area and by 0.9 percent in the EU. In February 2026, compared with February 2025, industrial production decreased by 0.6 percent in the euro area and by 0.1 percent in the EU. These figures are released by Eurostat, the Statistical Office of the European Union.
As compared to January, in February the production of durable consumer goods decreased by 1.3 percent in the euro area and by 0.8 percent in the EU, while the production of capital goods increased by 1.0 percent in the euro area and by 1.1 percent in the EU, on a month-on-month basis. In the given month, output of non-durable consumer goods increased by 2.6 percent in the euro area and by 2.0 percent in the EU. In February, the production of intermediate goods increased by 0.5 percent in the euro area and by 0.3 percent in the EU, while the production of energy decreased by 2.1 percent in the euro area and by 2.0 percent in the EU, all month on month.
Among the member states, in February the highest month-on-month increases were registered in Ireland (5.7%), Finland (3.3%) and Sweden (3.2%), while the biggest decreases were recorded in Malta (-6.0%), Luxembourg (-4.6%) and Greece (-2.1%).
Compared to the same month of 2025, in February this year production of capital goods increased by 2.5 percent in the euro area and by 3.0 percent in the EU. In the same month, production of durable consumer goods decreased by 1.9 percent in the euro area and by 1.8 percent in the EU, while production of intermediate goods decreased by 1.5 percent in both the euro area and the EU, all year on year. In the given month, production of non-durable consumer goods decreased by 5.4 percent in the euro area and by 3.8 percent in the EU, while production of energy increased by 2.0 percent in the euro area and by 1.7 percent in the EU.
In February, the highest year-on-year increases were registered in Sweden (7.7%), Belgium (7.4%) and Denmark (5.8%), while Luxembourg (-17.0%), Ireland (-10.0%) and Bulgaria (-8.0%) registered the sharpest decreases.
