Eurozone industrial output unexpectedly drops

(Sharecast News) - Eurozone industrial production unexpectedly contracted at its sharpest rate in nine months in January, as output declining across all major categories except energy. Industrial production across the single-currency region declined by 1.5% in January following a 0.6% decrease in December, according data from Eurostat on Friday.

This was well below the 0.6% increase expected by analysts and the sharpest decline registered since April 2025.

Industrial production for energy jumped by 4.7% over the month, but declines were seen for intermediate goods (-1.9%), capital goods (-2.3%), durable consumer goods (-1.9%) and non-durable consumer goods (-6.0%).

On a headline level, the largest monthly contractions in industrial output were recorded in Ireland (-9.8%) and Luxembourg (-4.3%), while the strongest growth was seen in Portugal (+4.2%), Latvia (+3.3%) and Lithuania (+2.7%).