Germany Industrial Production Mom

Last Release

Aug 31, 2025

Actual

-4.3

Units In

1.3

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Nov 06, 2025

Time to Release

27 Days 6 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 fell by 4.3% month-over-month in August 2025, reversing a 1.3% increase in July and coming in well below market expectations of a 1% decline. This marked the steepest monthly drop in industrial output since March 2022, driven primarily by sharp contractions in the automotive industry (-18.5%), machinery and equipment manufacturing (-6.2%), pharmaceuticals (-10.3%), and computer, electronic, and optical products (-6.1%). Production excluding energy and construction declined by 5.6% compared to July, with capital goods falling 9.6%, consumer goods down 4.7%, and intermediate goods slipping 0.2%. Outside the industrial sector, energy production decreased by 0.5%, while construction output rose by 0.6%. Meanwhile, in the three months from June to August, industrial production was 1.3% lower than in the previous three-month period. On an annual basis, total industrial output declined by 3.9%, reversing a 1.5% increase recorded in the previous year.