In May 2025, compared with April 2025, seasonally adjusted industrial production increased by 1.7% in the euro area and by 1.5% in the EU, according to first estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April 2025, industrial production fell by 2.2% in the euro area and by 1.6% in the EU. In May 2025, compared with May 2024, industrial production increased by 3.7% in the euro area and by 3.4% in the EU. In the euro area in May 2025, compared with April 2025, industrial production decreased for intermediate goods by 1.7%, increased for energy by 3.7%, increased for capital goods by 2.7%, ... (full story)