Production of investment goods in industry fell by nearly 9% and continues to worsen.
Industry & EmploymentEuropean Union
- Error detected
- The claimed magnitude of decline (-9%) is grossly inconsistent with the available Eurostat data for EU industrial production, which shows year-on-year declines in the range of 0.1% to 1.0% in early 2026.
The assertion that the situation 'continues to worsen' is contradicted by the most recent month-on-month data showing capital goods production increased by 1.2% in the EU in March 2026.
- Omissions
- The claim does not specify a time period for the -9% decline, making precise verification difficult. The most recent available data (March 2026) does not show any figure close to -9%.
- The specific year-on-year change for capital goods alone in the most recent period could not be retrieved from search results; the data cited refers to total industrial production and month-on-month capital goods changes.
- Some Eurostat sources were published after the session date (e.g., May 13, 2026 release for March 2026 data), though the data period (March 2026) precedes the session, meaning the MEP could not have cited these exact releases but the underlying economic reality was already in effect.
- Sources
- PrimaryEurostatIn March 2026, compared with March 2025, industrial production decreased by 2.1% in the euro area and by 1.0% in the EU.
- PrimaryEurostatIn February 2026, compared with February 2025, industrial production decreased by 0.6% in the euro area and by 0.1% in the EU.
- PrimaryEurostatIn January 2026, compared with January 2025, industrial production decreased by 1.2% in the euro area and by 0.6% in the EU.
- SecondaryMTA (Manufacturing Technologies Association)Month-on-month data shows output in the capital goods sub-sector increased by +1.2% in the EU and by +1.1% in the euro area.