The industry confidence indicator in the Euro Area rose to -10.3 in August 2025 from -10.5 in July, below market expectations of -10. A decline in managers’ production expectations, which was almost fully offset by a marginally better assessment of the current level of order books and a virtually unchanged assessment of stocks of finished products. Regarding the questions not entering the confidence indicator, managers upgraded their views on recent changes in past production, while their views on export order books deteriorated. source: European Commission

Industrial Sentiment In the Euro Area increased to -10.30 points in August from -10.50 points in July of 2025. Industrial Sentiment in Euro Area averaged -4.89 points from 1985 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 14.90 points in October of 2021 and a record low of -37.10 points in April of 2020. This page provides - Euro Area Industrial Sentiment- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Euro Area Industrial Sentiment - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on September of 2025.

Industrial Sentiment In the Euro Area increased to -10.30 points in August from -10.50 points in July of 2025. Industrial Sentiment in Euro Area is expected to be -16.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Euro Area Industrial Sentiment is projected to trend around -4.00 points in 2026 and 1.00 points in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-07-30 09:00 AM
Industrial Sentiment
Jul -10.4 -11.8 -11 -11.2
2025-08-28 09:00 AM
Industrial Sentiment
Aug -10.3 -10.5 -10 -9
2025-09-29 09:00 AM
Industrial Sentiment
Sep -10.3 -16


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence -0.72 -0.71 points Aug 2025
Capacity Utilization 77.80 77.80 percent Sep 2025
Industrial Sentiment -10.30 -10.50 points Aug 2025
Services Sentiment 3.60 4.10 points Aug 2025

Euro Area Industrial Sentiment
In the Euro Area, Industrial Sentiment measures the confidence level among manufacturers and accounts for 40 percent of the Economic Sentiment Indicator.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-10.30 -10.50 14.90 -37.10 1985 - 2025 points Monthly
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Euro Area Industrial Sentiment Below Expectations
The industry confidence indicator in the Euro Area rose to -10.3 in August 2025 from -10.5 in July, below market expectations of -10. A decline in managers’ production expectations, which was almost fully offset by a marginally better assessment of the current level of order books and a virtually unchanged assessment of stocks of finished products. Regarding the questions not entering the confidence indicator, managers upgraded their views on recent changes in past production, while their views on export order books deteriorated.
2025-08-28
Euro Area Industrial Sentiment Improves
The industry confidence indicator in the Euro Area rose to -10.4 in July 2025 from -11.8 in June and better than forecasts of -11. Order books (-27.3 vs -28.1), selling-price expectations (9.2 vs 6.2) and production expectations improved (5 vs 2), while employment was unchanged at -6.2.
2025-07-30
Euro Area Industrial Sentiment Worsens
The industry confidence indicator in the Euro Area declined to -12 in June 2025, the lowest in five months, compared to -10.4 in May and worse than forecasts of -9.9. Order books (-28.2 vs -24.8), employment (-6.1 vs -4.3) and selling-price expectations (5.6 vs 7.7) worsened while production expectations improved (1.5 vs 1.6).
2025-06-27