Industrial production recorded a modest increase in both the euro area and the European Union in February 2026, according to estimates from Eurostat.
On a month-on-month basis, seasonally adjusted industrial production increased by 0.4% in both the euro area and the EU, compared to declines of 0.8% in the euro area and 0.9% in the EU in the previous month.
On a year-on-year basis, meanwhile, i.e. compared with February 2025, industrial production decreased by 0.6% in the euro area and by 0.1% in the EU.
Sector by sector
Looking at industrial production by sector; in the euro area, production of intermediate goods rose by 0.5% month-on-month, while capital goods increased by 1.0%. Non-durable consumer goods also recorded growth of 2.6%. These increases were offset in part by declines in other sectors, with energy output falling by 2.1% and durable consumer goods decreasing by 1.3%.
A similar pattern was observed across the EU. Intermediate goods production rose by 0.3% and capital goods by 1.1%, while non-durable consumer goods increased by 2.0%. At the same time, energy output declined by 2.0% and durable consumer goods fell by 0.8%.
On an annual basis, developments across the different sectors were more mixed, Eurostat noted. In the euro area, production of capital goods increased by 2.5% and energy rose by 2.0%, while intermediate goods fell by 1.5%. Durable consumer goods declined by 1.9% and non-durable consumer goods dropped by 5.4%.
Across the EU, meanwhile, capital goods increased by 3.0% and energy by 1.7%, while intermediate goods fell by 1.5%. Durable consumer goods declined by 1.8% and non-durable goods by 3.8%.
Country by country
Industrial production performance varied across different EU member states – on a month-on-month basis, Ireland recorded the largest monthly increase, with output rising by 5.7%, followed by Finland at 3.3% and Sweden at 3.2%. In contrast, Malta posted the largest decline at 6.0%, with Luxembourg down 4.6% and Greece down 2.1%.
On an annual basis, meanwhile, the largest increases were observed in Sweden at 7.7%, Belgium at 7.4% and Denmark at 5.8%. Luxembourg recorded the largest annual decrease at 17.0%, followed by Ireland at 10.0% and Bulgaria at 8.0%. Read more here.
