Industrial production rose 0.3% in the euro zone and 0.5% in the European Union in 2025, but in December it suffered year-on-year declines of 2.1% and 1.9%, respectively, with Portugal standing out for the third largest annual decrease, 3.7%, according to Eurostat.
Data released this Wednesday, 4, by the European statistics office, show modest annual growth in industrial production in 2025, driven by regional variations.
For the year as a whole, the result for the euro zone was +0.3% and for the EU +0.5%. In year-on-year terms, December marked more pronounced contractions: -2.1% in the euro area and -1.9% in the EU.
Portugal suffered one of the most relevant year-on-year falls in December (-3.7%), only behind Luxembourg (-5.6%) and Ireland (-4.9%). At the other extreme, Bulgaria (+9.8%), Romania (+6.6%) and Sweden (+1.3%) recorded the biggest annual increases.
In the monthly comparison (December compared to November 2025), production fell by 0.3% in the euro zone and 0.4% in the EU. Portugal recorded the second biggest monthly increase (+0.5%), joining the group of countries with positive performances alongside Bulgaria (+1.4%), Belgium (+0.4%) and Romania (+0.4%). The strongest monthly declines were seen in Estonia (-3.0%), Ireland (-2.8%) and Denmark (-1.9%).
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