Germany’s industrial production rose 0.9% month-on-month in May 2026, surpassing market expectations and accelerating from April’s revised 0.2% increase. This marked the strongest growth since September last year, driven mainly by a 3.6% jump in automotive production and a 0.9% increase in construction activity. Excluding energy and construction, industrial output rose 0.8%, as gains in capital goods (+1.3%) and consumer goods (+1.2%) production outweighed a 0.4% decline in intermediate goods. Outside industry, energy production increased 0.8%. Production in energy-intensive industries also rose 0.2% from the previous month and was 2.9% higher than a year earlier. On a less volatile three-month basis, industrial output edged up 0.1% in the March–May period compared with the prior three months. Compared with a year earlier, overall industrial production was unchanged, following a 0.9% decline in April.

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