Industrial production in the EU fell by 0.3% m/m in August - GMK Center

In August 2026, seasonally adjusted industrial production in the EU fell by 0.3% compared with the previous month, and by 0.5% in the eurozone. This is according to preliminary data from Eurostat. Among the Member States, the largest monthly increase in production was recorded in Sweden (+6.5%), Estonia (+4.3%) and the Netherlands (+2.6%). The sharpest declines were recorded in Belgium (-5.1%), Ireland (-3.1%) and Portugal (-2%). Year-on-year, industrial production fell by 0.2% in the EU in August and by 1.1% in the eurozone. The largest year-on-year decline compared with August 2025 was recorded in Ireland (-15%), Belgium (-7.1%) and Bulgaria (-5.4%), whilst the largest increases were observed in the Netherlands (+9.8%), Hungary (+8.