German Industrial Output Falls the Most in Over Three Years

2025-10-08 06:12 By Chusnul Chotimah 1 min. read

Germany’s industrial production fell by 4.3% month-over-month in August 2025, reversing a 1.3% increase in July and coming in well below market expectations of a 1% decline.

This marked the steepest monthly drop in industrial output since March 2022, driven primarily by sharp contractions in the automotive industry (-18.5%), machinery and equipment manufacturing (-6.2%), pharmaceuticals (-10.3%), and computer, electronic, and optical products (-6.1%).

Production excluding energy and construction declined by 5.6% compared to July, with capital goods falling 9.6%, consumer goods down 4.7%, and intermediate goods slipping 0.2%.

Outside the industrial sector, energy production decreased by 0.5%, while construction output rose by 0.6%.

Meanwhile, in the three months from June to August, industrial production was 1.3% lower than in the previous three-month period.

On an annual basis, total industrial output declined by 3.9%, reversing a 1.5% increase recorded in the previous year.



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