# Euro area industrial production dips 0.1% in July as consumer goods output falls

> Output fell 0.1% in the euro area and 0.3% in the EU from June, Eurostat said on 16 September, with energy and capital goods rising but non-durable consumer goods down 1.6%.

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- Type: Data
- Published: 2026-09-18
- Updated: 2026-09-18
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Eurostat published its first estimate of July 2026 industrial production on 16 September.

## The figures

- **Monthly change**: production down 0.1% in the euro area and down 0.3% in the EU, compared with June (which itself fell 0.1% in both)
- **Annual change**: stable in the euro area and up 0.3% in the EU, compared with July 2025

## By category, month on month (euro area)

- **Energy**: +0.9%
- **Durable consumer goods**: +0.9%
- **Capital goods**: +0.5%
- **Intermediate goods**: +0.3%
- **Non-durable consumer goods**: −1.6%

## By country

The largest monthly falls were in Denmark (−4.2%), Bulgaria (−2.9%) and Lithuania (−2.4%). The largest increases were in Luxembourg (+4.5%), Croatia (+3.9%) and Ireland (+2.6%).

## Why it matters

Industrial production is a slower-moving, more volatile cousin of the PMI surveys, and July's figures show a factory sector that's essentially flat rather than clearly expanding or contracting: energy and capital goods output rose, but a sharp fall in non-durable consumer goods offset most of it. That sits alongside a euro area economy where inflation was confirmed at 3.2% in August ([report](/news/euro-area-inflation-confirmed-3-2-percent-august-2026/)) and where growth in the second quarter leaned heavily on net exports ([GDP report](/news/euro-area-gdp-q2-2026/)). The next release, covering August, is due 15 October. Live prices: [EUR/USD](/markets/eur-usd/).

## Sources

- [Eurostat: Industrial production down by 0.1% in the euro area and by 0.3% in the EU, 16 September 2026](https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/product?code=4-16092026-ap)

## Common questions

### Did euro area industrial production rise or fall in July 2026?

It fell 0.1% from June, according to Eurostat's first estimate, with a 0.3% fall across the wider EU. Compared with July 2025, output was stable in the euro area and up 0.3% in the EU.

### Which industrial category fell most in the euro area in July 2026?

Non-durable consumer goods, down 1.6% from June, the largest monthly fall among the main industrial groupings.

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