Eurozone industrial production declined 0.2% month-over-month in May 2026, ending three consecutive months of growth and falling short of market expectations for a 0.2% rise. The drop was driven by lower output of durable consumer goods (-1.1%) and intermediate goods (-0.3%), which offset gains in energy (2.2%), non-durable consumer goods (0.8%), and capital goods (0.3%). Among the bloc’s largest economies, Ireland saw the sharpest decline (-5.2%), while France (-0.1%) and Italy (-0.3%) also recorded decreases. Germany (0.8%) and Spain (1.2%) posted growth. Year-over-year, industrial production fell 1.2%, following a 0.4% increase in April and missing expectations of a 0.5% contraction.