EU Industrial Production Rebounds 2.9% in 2025 as Nominal Output Rises to €6.09 Trillion
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Updated · European Commission · Aug 24
EU Industrial Production Rebounds 2.9% in 2025 as Nominal Output Rises to €6.09 Trillion
1 articles · Updated · European Commission · Aug 24
Summary
EU sold industrial production, measured at constant 2021 prices, rose 2.9% in 2025—the first annual increase since 2022 after declines of 1.5% in 2023 and 1.9% in 2024.
€6.09 trillion in nominal sold production in 2025, up from €5.869 trillion in 2024, accompanied the rebound reported by Eurostat.
Food products led the main manufacturing groups with a 3.8% increase from 2024 and were up 11.2% from 2015; machinery and equipment rose 3.3%, while motor vehicles edged up 0.6%.
Chemicals and fabricated metal products each fell 1.4% from 2024 and were the only manufacturing groups to post declines over the past decade.
The 2025 recovery follows a longer cycle in which EU industrial output grew through 2018, slipped in 2019, dropped sharply in 2020 during the pandemic, and recovered in 2021 and 2022.
As EU machinery thrives while chemicals collapse, is Europe's 2025 industrial rebound masking a permanent hollowing-out of its foundational manufacturing base?
Does the sharp decline in European metals and chemicals signal a competitive crisis, or a hidden victory for green energy goals?