Industrial production in the Euro Area fell 0.5% month-on-month in August 2026, missing expectations of a flat reading and following a 0.3% decrease in July. It marks the third consecutive month of falling production in the region. Output declined for intermediate goods (-0.8% vs 0.2% in July), energy (-0.6% vs flat reading), and non-durable consumer goods (-2.7%, the same as in July). Also, production soften for capital goods (0.4% vs 0.7%) and durable consumer goods (0.2% vs 0.4%). Output fell in Spain (-0.8%), France (-0.3%) and Italy (-1.3%), but rose in Germany (0.4%). Year-on-year, output fell 1.1%, extending a 0.3% decrease in the previous month.
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