Monthly industrial production in Belgium

Industrial output in Belgium changed by -7.1% compared with a year earlier in August 2026. The value for August 2026 is the lowest since May 2025.

Measure: Industrial production, monthly change on a year earlier Unit: % change on the same month a year earlier Data: January 2001 to August 2026 Source: Eurostat
Belgium, August 2026 -7.1% % change on the same month a year earlier
Change from July 2026 −4.0percentage points July 2026: -3.1%
European Union, August 2026 -0.2% Official aggregate
Median of European Union (27 countries), August 2026 1.0% Middle value of 27 countries

Monthly industrial production in Belgium over time

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% change on the same month a year earlier. Source: Eurostat. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Industrial production, monthly change on a year earlier (% change on the same month a year earlier), January 2017 to August 2026 – most recent 40 periods; the CSV has all of them
Period BelgiumEuropean Union
August 2026 -7.1% -0.2%
July 2026 -3.1% 0.2%
June 2026 -2.3% 0.3%
May 2026 3.2% 0.6%
April 2026 0.6% 0.8%
March 2026 -1.4% -1.7%
February 2026 1.9% -0.7%
January 2026 2.5% -0.6%
December 2025 11.9% 2.3%
November 2025 3.3% 1.8%
October 2025 1.1% 1.8%
September 2025 2.2% 2.1%
August 2025 0.0% 1.3%
July 2025 -0.6% 1.7%
June 2025 2.6% 1.2%
May 2025 -10.0% 3.1%
April 2025 0.7% 0.3%
March 2025 -0.9% 3.4%
February 2025 0.9% 0.7%
January 2025 -1.0% -0.1%
December 2024 -14.6% -1.2%
November 2024 -2.0% -1.6%
October 2024 -5.3% -0.7%
September 2024 2.3% -2.0%
August 2024 3.0% -0.2%
July 2024 0.8% -1.6%
June 2024 -3.1% -3.5%
May 2024 1.5% -3.9%
April 2024 2.4% -2.2%
March 2024 -6.7% -2.9%
February 2024 -7.8% -4.2%
January 2024 -3.1% -4.2%
December 2023 -1.2% -1.1%
November 2023 -15.1% -3.3%
October 2023 -9.3% -4.2%
September 2023 -16.1% -5.0%
August 2023 -6.2% -3.3%
July 2023 -6.2% -1.7%
June 2023 -5.0% -0.4%
May 2023 -5.0% -1.0%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −4.0 percentage points from -3.1% in July 2026.
  • Since October 2025, when it was 1.1%, the figure has changed by −8.2 percentage points.
  • The figure for the European Union in August 2026 was -0.2%.

Source and dates

Original producer
Eurostat
Source
Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union
Dataset or series code
sts_inpr_m · dataset details · view at source
Selection
freq=M indic_bt=PRD nace_r2=B-D s_adj=CA unit=PCH_SM
Observation period
January 2001 to August 2026 for Belgium
Provider update
13 November 2026
Retrieved
13 November 2026
Published here
13 November 2026
Licence
Eurostat reuse policy (attribution)
Attribution
Source: Eurostat