May 2019 compared with April Industrial production up by 0.9% in euro area

Brussels – In May 2019 compared with April 2019, seasonally adjusted industrial production rose by 0.9% in the euro area (EA19) and by 0.8% in the EU28, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April 2019, industrial production fell by 0.4% in the euro area and by 0.6% in the EU28. In May 2019 compared with May 2018, industrial production decreased by 0.5% in the euro area and increased by 0.4% in the EU28.

Monthly comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State

In the euro area in May 2019, compared with April 2019, production of non-durable consumer goods rose by 2.7%, durable consumer goods by 2.3%, capital goods by 1.3% and energy by 0.7%, while production of intermediate goods fell by 0.2%. In the EU28, production of capital goods rose by 1.9%, durable consumer goods by 1.7%, non-durable consumer goods by 1.5% and energy by 1.3%, while production of intermediate goods fell by 0.1%. Among Member States for which data are available, the highest increases in industrial production were registered in Denmark (+4.4%), Ireland (+2.3%) and France (+2.1%). The largest decreases were observed in Finland (-2.9%), Romania (-1.9%) and Croatia (-1.7%).

Annual comparison by main industrial grouping and by Member State

In the euro area in May 2019, compared with May 2018, production of intermediate goods fell by 2.6% and capital goods by 0.7%, while production of durable consumer goods rose by 0.4%, energy by 0.8% and non-durable consumer goods by 3.1%. In the EU28, production of non-durable consumer goods rose by 2.8%, energy by 1.7% and durable consumer goods by 1.2%, while production of capital goods fell by 0.1% and intermediate goods by 1.4%. Among Member States for which data are available, the largest decreases in industrial production were registered in Malta (-5.1%), Germany (-4.3%) and Romania (-2.3%). The highest increases were observed in Denmark (+12.5%), Ireland (+8.2%) and Hungary (+6.1%).