Germany Industrial Production Mom

Last Release

Jan 31, 2025

Actual

Units In

-2.4

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Apr 07, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 2 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
9.7 Jun 2020	-18.4 Apr 2020	0.04 %	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

Industrial production in Germany increased 2% month-over-month in January 2025, rebounding from a 1.5% decline in December 2024 and beating market expectations of a 1.5% increase. The strongest boost came from the automotive sector (+6.4%), while the food industry (+7.5%) and machine maintenance and assembly (+15.6%) also contributed positively. On the other hand, output in the manufacture of fabricated metal products contracted by 7.7%, and energy production fell by 0.5%. The less volatile three-month-on-three-month comparison showed that industrial production stagnated in the period from November 2024 to January 2025. On a yearly basis, industrial output declined by 1.6%.