BRUSSELS, BELGIUM / RankWire.AI / – Economic activity in the euro area remained flat in June 2026 compared to the previous month, while the European Union experienced a 0.2% increase, according to Eurostat. Seasonally adjusted figures show that both regions had a 0.3% growth in May. Compared with June 2025, production was up 0.1% in the euro area and 0.6% across the EU. The recent release indicates varied shifts across key industrial sectors and member states. It covers industry excluding construction and uses adjusted data for monthly comparisons.
Within the eurozone, non-durable consumer goods led the monthly increase, climbing 3.0%. Energy production gained 1.5%, while durable consumer goods output grew slightly by 0.3%. Conversely, capital goods output declined by 1.4%, and intermediate goods dropped 0.8%. These movements kept the overall industrial production index steady at 98.7, unchanged from May on a base of 100 from 2021. 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 increased by 2.5% in June, with energy output rising 1.0%. Durable consumer goods went up by 0.9%, but capital goods saw a decrease of 0.9%. Intermediate goods output fell by 0.7% compared to May. The EU industrial production index reached 101.0 in June, a slight rise from 100.8 in May. It was 99.2 in January before recording five straight monthly increases through June.
Significant disparities observed among member states
Denmark experienced the highest monthly growth among EU countries with available data, increasing by 5.4% in June. Croatia followed closely with a 5.2% rise, while Lithuania and Finland each grew by 2.1%. Luxembourg faced the largest decline, dropping 10.7%, with Portugal down 3.9% and Estonia decreasing 2.2%. Germany saw a slight increase of 0.2%, France remained stable, Italy’s output fell by 1.0%, and Spain declined by 0.7%. Ireland grew by 2.0%, the Netherlands declined 1.7%, and Slovenia saw a drop of 2.0%.
From a yearly perspective, industrial output in the euro area edged up by 0.1% in June. Intermediate goods increased by 0.4%, energy by 0.9%, and capital goods slightly rose by 0.1%. However, durable consumer goods fell by 2.5%, and non-durable consumer goods decreased by 0.5%. Across the EU, total production was up 0.6% compared to June 2025. Intermediate goods grew by 1.0%, energy by 0.3%, and capital goods increased by 0.9%, while both consumer goods categories saw declines.
Lithuania posts strongest annual growth among member states
Among countries with available data, Lithuania recorded the highest annual expansion at 7.7%. Denmark followed with 6.1%, and Poland posted a 4.9% increase. Finland experienced a 4.6% rise, Hungary grew by 4.1%, and Czechia gained 4.0%. Luxembourg registered the largest annual decline, falling 7.9%, while Romania declined 5.6% and Estonia decreased 4.6%. Germany and France each declined by 0.5%, Italy was down 0.6%, and Spain increased by 1.0% compared with June 2025.
Eurostat also updated its estimates for May’s industrial production figures from those released on July 15. The euro-area monthly change was revised upward to a 0.3% increase from an earlier report of a 0.2% decline. The EU’s monthly figure was adjusted to a 0.3% growth from a previously reported 0.1% decline. For May, annual output was revised to show a 0.1% decline in the euro area and a 0.6% increase in the EU. Eurostat compiles these regional figures from seasonally adjusted national data and estimates missing recent observations when calculating the aggregates.