Germany's industrial production dropped 1.1 percent year on year in 2025 due to factors such as weak production in the automotive industry, official data showed Friday, putting Europe's largest economy on track for a fourth consecutive annual decline in industrial output.
According to the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), Germany's industrial output, excluding the construction and energy sectors, fell by 1.3 percent year on year, with notable declines of 1.7 percent in the automotive industry and 2.6 percent in mechanical engineering.
Constrained by factors including high labor and energy costs and weak external demand, German industrial output has been shrinking for multiple years. Studies show that by 2025, the country's industrial production level was roughly 14 percent below that of 2018, marked by a decline exceeding 20 percent in the automotive industry.
Structural issues continue to hold back Germany's industrial development, the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry said on Friday, noting that there is still no economy-wide recovery in sight to fuel a broad upturn in demand for industrial products.
German industrial output shrinks for 4th straight year in 2025: data
