Volume change in industrial production in the Member States of the European Union, April 2025
Released: 17 June 2025
The volume of the European Union’s industrial production - based on calendar adjusted data - grew by 0.6% in April 2025 year-on-year. Industrial output was larger in the majority of the member states than one year earlier, the most significant increase being registered in Ireland (18.4%). (Multinational companies registered in Ireland generate sometimes outstanding values.) Finland and Denmark followed Ireland with 10% and 6.5% improvements. The most significant setbacks have been observed in Denmark and Bulgaria (-11.6% and -10.5%).
The volume of industrial production in Hungary was 2.3% lower – based on calendar adjusted data – in April 2025 than a year earlier1. Considering the group of Visegrad countries industrial performance grew by 2.0% in Czechia, by 2.1% in Poland and lessened by 0.4% in Slovakia.
Compared to the previous month industrial output grew by 1.5% in Hungary, and decreased in the EU as a whole by 1.8%. The increase of industrial production volume in our country was almost identical with that of Finland and Poland.
Based on unadjusted data the volume of Hungary’s industrial production in April 2025 was below the one year earlier level by 5.0%. The great majority of manufacturing subsections registered setbacks in the volume of production, at the greatest extent in the manufacture of electrical equipment (by -16.7%). Among the large weight representing divisions output in the manufacture of transport equipment, with its largest weight, was 4.1%, that of food industry 4.0% lower year-on-year, volume decreases between 1.3% and 14% occurred in the other subsections. Production volume grew between 1-1% and 14% in coke production and petroleum refining, in the electronics industry as well as in the wood, paper and printing industry.
According to the forecast of Trading Economics2 industrial production in Hungary will increase in the 2nd-4th quarters of 2025, year-on-year, quarterly by 2.8%-3.8%.
Table 1
Volume of industrial production in the member states of the European Union, April 2025
Territorial units
% change compared with
year 2021a)
the previous montha)
the same month of the previous yearb)
European Union average
–1.2
–1.8
0.6
Euro area
–2.7
–2.4
0.8
Belgium
–13.6
0.2
–1.0
Bulgaria
–11.6
0.8
–10.5
Czechia
2.8
0.8
2.0
Denmark
19.9
3.5
–11.6
Germany
–9.0
–1.9
–2.4
Estonia
–8.1
1.0
4.1
Ireland
16.6
–15.2
18.4
Greece
9.4
0.7
–4.3
Spain
1.0
–0.9
0.5
France
0.0
–1.4
–2.1
Croatia
2.9
2.5
6.5
Italy
–6.2
1.0
0.3
Cyprus
9.0
0.9
4.9
Latvia
–9.3
0.7
1.9
Lithuania
5.2
–3.0
2.0
Luxembourg
–5.3
3.2
0.1
Hungary
–7.1
0.1
–5.4
Malta
9.4
–6.2
–0.2
Netherlands
–0.6
–0.8
0.7
Austria
6.4
2.2
4.2
Poland
13.2
1.6
2.1
Portugal
–2.6
1.1
–2.4
Romania
–3.3
2.3
–2.5
Slovenia
–9.2
–1.2
–4.6
Slovakia
0.1
0.6
–0.4
Finland
4.8
1.6
10.2
Sweden
5.4
2.5
5.8
a) Calendar and seasonally adjusted.
b) Calendar adjusted.
Source: Euro indicators – Industrial production, April 2025 (13 June 2025)
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Footnotes
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Due to methodological differences data from the First release entitled Industry – (second estimate) may differ from the ones published by Eurostat. According to domestic methodology the calendar adjusted volume of industrial production in Hungary lessened by 2.3% in April compared to the same month of the previous year, while it grew, seasonally and calendar adjusted, by 1.5%, compared to the previous month, in both cases identically with the data published by Eurostat. ↩
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Trading Economics data are available upon registration. ↩
Released: 17 June 2025
The volume of the European Union’s industrial production - based on calendar adjusted data - grew by 0.6% in April 2025 year-on-year. Industrial output was larger in the majority of the member states than one year earlier, the most significant increase being registered in Ireland (18.4%). (Multinational companies registered in Ireland generate sometimes outstanding values.) Finland and Denmark followed Ireland with 10% and 6.5% improvements. The most significant setbacks have been observed in Denmark and Bulgaria (-11.6% and -10.5%).
The volume of industrial production in Hungary was 2.3% lower – based on calendar adjusted data – in April 2025 than a year earlier1. Considering the group of Visegrad countries industrial performance grew by 2.0% in Czechia, by 2.1% in Poland and lessened by 0.4% in Slovakia.
Compared to the previous month industrial output grew by 1.5% in Hungary, and decreased in the EU as a whole by 1.8%. The increase of industrial production volume in our country was almost identical with that of Finland and Poland.
Based on unadjusted data the volume of Hungary’s industrial production in April 2025 was below the one year earlier level by 5.0%. The great majority of manufacturing subsections registered setbacks in the volume of production, at the greatest extent in the manufacture of electrical equipment (by -16.7%). Among the large weight representing divisions output in the manufacture of transport equipment, with its largest weight, was 4.1%, that of food industry 4.0% lower year-on-year, volume decreases between 1.3% and 14% occurred in the other subsections. Production volume grew between 1-1% and 14% in coke production and petroleum refining, in the electronics industry as well as in the wood, paper and printing industry.
According to the forecast of Trading Economics2 industrial production in Hungary will increase in the 2nd-4th quarters of 2025, year-on-year, quarterly by 2.8%-3.8%.
Volume of industrial production in the member states of the European Union, April 2025
| Territorial units | % change compared with | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| year 2021a) | the previous montha) | the same month of the previous yearb) | |
| European Union average | –1.2 | –1.8 | 0.6 |
| Euro area | –2.7 | –2.4 | 0.8 |
| Belgium | –13.6 | 0.2 | –1.0 |
| Bulgaria | –11.6 | 0.8 | –10.5 |
| Czechia | 2.8 | 0.8 | 2.0 |
| Denmark | 19.9 | 3.5 | –11.6 |
| Germany | –9.0 | –1.9 | –2.4 |
| Estonia | –8.1 | 1.0 | 4.1 |
| Ireland | 16.6 | –15.2 | 18.4 |
| Greece | 9.4 | 0.7 | –4.3 |
| Spain | 1.0 | –0.9 | 0.5 |
| France | 0.0 | –1.4 | –2.1 |
| Croatia | 2.9 | 2.5 | 6.5 |
| Italy | –6.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| Cyprus | 9.0 | 0.9 | 4.9 |
| Latvia | –9.3 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| Lithuania | 5.2 | –3.0 | 2.0 |
| Luxembourg | –5.3 | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| Hungary | –7.1 | 0.1 | –5.4 |
| Malta | 9.4 | –6.2 | –0.2 |
| Netherlands | –0.6 | –0.8 | 0.7 |
| Austria | 6.4 | 2.2 | 4.2 |
| Poland | 13.2 | 1.6 | 2.1 |
| Portugal | –2.6 | 1.1 | –2.4 |
| Romania | –3.3 | 2.3 | –2.5 |
| Slovenia | –9.2 | –1.2 | –4.6 |
| Slovakia | 0.1 | 0.6 | –0.4 |
| Finland | 4.8 | 1.6 | 10.2 |
| Sweden | 5.4 | 2.5 | 5.8 |
b) Calendar adjusted.
Source: Euro indicators – Industrial production, April 2025 (13 June 2025)
Footnotes
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Due to methodological differences data from the First release entitled Industry – (second estimate) may differ from the ones published by Eurostat. According to domestic methodology the calendar adjusted volume of industrial production in Hungary lessened by 2.3% in April compared to the same month of the previous year, while it grew, seasonally and calendar adjusted, by 1.5%, compared to the previous month, in both cases identically with the data published by Eurostat. ↩
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Trading Economics data are available upon registration. ↩