The less volatile quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) comparison showed that production was 0.5 per cent higher between February and April this year than in the previous three months.
After revision of the provisional results, production increased by 2.3 per cent MoM in March this year (provisional figure was a 3-per cent rise). It dropped by 1.8 per cent YoY in April 2025 after adjustment for calendar effects, a Destatis release said.
In April 2025, production in industry excluding energy and construction was down by 1.9 per cent MoM and 2.5 per cent YoY after seasonal and calendar adjustment.
Within industry, the production of capital goods decreased by 2.3 per cent MoM, that of intermediate goods fell by 1.9 per cent MoM and that of consumer goods dropped by 1.5 per cent MoM. Energy production dropped by 1.6 per cent MoM.
Production in energy-intensive industrial branches declined by 2.1 per cent MoM and 2.7 per cent YoY in April after elimination of seasonal and calendar effects. Such production was 0.8 per cent higher YoY between February and April 2025.
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