Germany: Industrial production contracts in July
Latest reading: Industrial production fell 1.1% in calendar-adjusted month-on-month terms in July, following a flat reading in the previous month. July’s reading was the weakest since August 2025.
Relative to the prior month’s data, the reading for manufacturing softened in July (-2.3% in seasonally adjusted month-on-month terms vs +0.1% in June). In contrast, readings improved for mining and quarrying (+6.1% vs -0.5% in June), energy (+4.7% vs +1.7% in June) and construction (+0.9% vs -1.3% in June).
On a calendar-adjusted year-on-year basis, industrial production was down 1.6% in July, following a 0.5% decline in the previous month.