Ireland reported a 10.6% annual increase in industrial production in November 2025, the highest in the European Union, new data from Eurostat has revealed.
Cyprus, with a 10.5% annual increase in industrial production, followed in second, with other EU countries to report a notable increase including Croatia (+8.8%), Latvia (+6.9%) and Czechia (+5.8%).
At the other end of the scale, the biggest decreases in industrial production in November 2025 were observed in Bulgaria (-9.3%), Malta (-8.2%) and Hungary (-5.5%).
Industrial production in the EU
At EU level, seasonally-adjusted industrial production increased by 2.2% in November on an annual basis, while in the euro area, the increase was 2.5%, Eurostat noted.
On a sector-by-sector basis, industrial production increased for intermediate goods (+0.9%), for capital goods (+4.0%) and for non-durable consumer goods (+2.6%), however there were declines for energy (-0.3%) and durable consumer goods (-2.9%).
On a month-on-month basis, industrial production rose by 0.2% in the EU and by 0.7% in the euro area.
The biggest monthly increases were observed in Estonia (+6.0%), Lithuania (+5.8%) and Czechia (+2.3%), while Luxembourg (-7.3%), Denmark (-5.1%) and Portugal (-3.0%) reported the largest decreases. Read more here.
Annual Increase/Decrease in Industrial Production by EU Member State, November 2025 (%)
| Country | Change (%) |
|---|---|
| Belgium | 0.5 |
| Bulgaria | -9.3 (p) |
| Czechia | 5.8 |
| Denmark | -1.0 |
| Germany | 1.0 |
| Estonia | 3.4 |
| Ireland | 10.6 (p) |
| Greece | 2.8 (p) |
| Spain | 4.6 (p) |
| France | 2.0 |
| Croatia | 8.8 |
| Italy | 1.4 |
| Cyprus | 10.5 (p) |
| Latvia | 6.9 |
| Lithuania | 3.1 |
| Luxembourg | -3.6 (p) |
| Hungary | -5.5 |
| Malta | -8.2 (p) |
| Netherlands | 2.1 (p) |
| Austria | 1.0 (p) |
| Poland | -0.6 |
| Portugal | 0.5 |
| Romania | -0.8 (p) |
| Slovenia | -0.9 (p) |
| Slovakia | -4.5 |
| Finland | 2.0 |
| Sweden | 3.8 (p) |
p: provisional
