site.btaEurostat: Bulgaria Has Largest Decline in Industrial Production in EU for Third Consecutive Month

Seasonally adjusted industrial production fell by 1% in the EU and by 1.2% in the euro area in August 2025 compared with July, preliminary Eurostat estimates published on Wednesday show.

In July, output grew by 0.4% in the EU and by 0.5% in the euro area. Year-on-year, August output rose by 1.1% in both the EU and the euro area.

Bulgaria posted the sharpest annual decline among EU members for a third consecutive month in August. Output was down 8.6% year-on-year; month-on-month it edged 0.1% lower after flat growth in July.

In the EU, August output was unchanged for intermediate goods (after 0.1% in July), down 1.6% for capital goods, 1.1% for durable consumer goods and 0.4% for non-durable consumer goods, while energy fell 0.7%. In the euro area, output decreased by 0.2% for intermediate goods, 2.2% for capital goods and 1.6% for durable consumer goods, rose 0.1% for non-durable consumer goods, and fell 0.7% for energy.

Industrial production in the euro area in August 2025 decreased on a monthly basis for intermediate goods by 0.2%, for capital goods by 2.2%, for durable consumer goods by 1.6%, increased by 0.1% for non-durable consumer goods, and decreased by 0.6% for energy.

The largest month-to-month increases were in Ireland (9.8%), Luxembourg (4.8%) and Sweden (3.6%), while the biggest declines were in Germany (-5.2%), Greece (-4.5%) and Austria (-3.1%).

Year-on-year in the EU, August output increased for capital goods by 0.5% and for non-durable consumer goods by 6.5%, but fell for intermediate goods by 1.3%, for energy by 1.5% and for durable consumer goods by 1.9%. In the euro area, output decreased year-on-year for capital goods by 0.4%, increased for non-durable consumer goods by 8.2%, and fell for intermediate goods by 1.7%, for energy by 0.7% and for durable consumer goods by 2.6%.

The largest annual increases were in Ireland (28.6%), Luxembourg (9.5%) and Sweden (8.3%). Apart from Bulgaria, the biggest annual declines were in Slovakia (-6.3%), Denmark (-5%), and Germany and Hungary (-4.6% each).