German industrial output rises 0.7% in September

Production in German industry was up 0.7% in real terms in September 2026 on the previous month after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), published on 6 November 2026. Compared with September 2025, production rose 0.4% after calendar adjustment (Destatis press release No. 389, 6 November 2026).

Key figures, September 2026

• Production in industry: up 0.7% on the month; up 0.4% on a year earlier
• Third quarter on second quarter: down 0.4%
• August, revised: up 1.0% (first reported as up 2.0%)
• Industry excluding energy and construction: up 1.7% on the month
• Energy production: down 1.2%

Which industries

Car production rose 17.1%, after two months at a low level that Destatis linked partly to production changeovers and factory holidays. The pharmaceutical industry rose 8.0%. Construction output fell 2.6%, and machinery and equipment fell 6.5% after rising 5.8% in August. Excluding energy and construction, production of capital goods rose 3.0%, consumer goods 0.8% and intermediate goods 0.1%.

Production in energy-intensive industries rose 0.8% on the month but was 3.5% lower in the third quarter than in the second, and 1.9% lower than a year earlier.

Revisions

Destatis said August's large revision came from additional data from construction businesses in their advance turnover tax returns. Separately, monthly figures for construction and for other transport equipment were revised back to January 2021 to correct a technical error in the production index; the effect on the overall monthly change rates is between plus and minus 0.1 percentage point.

Context

Orders for September rose 4.4%: German factory orders rise 4.4% in September. August's first estimate: German industrial output rises 2.0% in August. Live prices: EUR/USD.