Germany Industrial Production Mom

Last Release

Sep 30, 2025

Actual

1.3

Units In

-4.3

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Dec 08, 2025

Time to Release

30 Days 11 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
9.7 Jun 2020	-18.4 Apr 2020	0.03 %	1991-2025	Federal Statistical Office

In Germany, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy. Manufacturing is the most important sector and accounts for 79 percent of total production. The biggest segments within Manufacturing are: machinery and equipment (12 percent of total production); motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (12 percent); basic metals and fabricated metal products (10 percent); and computers, electronic and optical products and electrical equipment (10 percent). Construction accounts for 11 percent of total output; and energy production accounts for 10 percent.

Latest Updates

Germany’s industrial production rose 1.3% month-on-month in September, rebounding from a revised 3.7% decline in August but falling short of expectations for a 3% increase. Automotive output surged 12.3% after a 16.7% plunge in August, as activity normalized following factory holidays and production changeovers. Production of data processing equipment, electronic, and optical products rose 5.1%, while mechanical engineering fell 1.1%. Industrial production excluding energy and construction increased 1.9%, with capital goods up 3.8% and consumer and intermediate goods each rising 0.2%. Energy production climbed 1.3%, while construction output declined 0.9%. On a three-month basis from July to September, industrial production was 0.8% lower than in the prior three-month period. On an annual basis, total industrial output fell 1.6%, following a revised 3.6% drop in August.