In the euro area in May 2020, compared with May 2019, production of capital goods fell by 28.4%, durable consumer goods by 24.0%, intermediate goods by 19.7%, non-durable consumer goods by 14.4% and energy by 10.3%.
In the EU, production of capital goods fell by 29.5%, durable consumer goods by 23.2%, intermediate goods by 18.5%, non-durable consumer goods by 13.4% and energy by 10.6%.
In May 2020, when Member States began easing the COVID-19 containment measures, the seasonally adjusted industrial production rose by 12.4% in the euro area and by 11.4% in the EU, compared with April 2020, according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In April 2020, industrial production fell by 18.2% both in the euro area and in the EU.
In May 2020 compared with May 2019, industrial production decreased by 20.9% in the euro area and by 20.5% in the EU.
The highest increases were registered in Italy (+42.1%), France (+20.0%) and Slovakia (+19.6%). The largest decreases were observed in Ireland (-9.8%), Croatia (-3.5%) and Finland (-1.3%).