The industry confidence indicator in the Euro Area worsened to -14.1 in December 2024, the lowest reading since July 2020, from -11.4 in November and compared to forecasts of -11.7. Production expectations deteriorated (-2.4 vs 1.6), alongside order books (-27.3 vs -25.5) and employment prospects (-7.2 vs -5.7). Also, selling price expectations increased (7.6 vs 7.1) and uncertainty also went up (37.7 vs 35.2). source: European Commission

Industrial Sentiment In the Euro Area decreased to -14.10 points in December from -11.40 points in November of 2024. Industrial Sentiment in Euro Area averaged -4.78 points from 1985 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 14.80 points in October of 2021 and a record low of -37.30 points in April of 2020. This page provides - Euro Area Industrial Sentiment- actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Euro Area Industrial Sentiment - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on January of 2025.

Industrial Sentiment In the Euro Area decreased to -14.10 points in December from -11.40 points in November of 2024. Industrial Sentiment in Euro Area is expected to be -2.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Euro Area Industrial Sentiment is projected to trend around 1.00 points in 2026, according to our econometric models.




Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2024-11-28 10:00 AM
Industrial Sentiment
Nov -11.1 -12.6 -13.2 -13.3
2025-01-08 10:00 AM
Industrial Sentiment
Dec -14.1 -11.4 -11.7 -11.3
2025-01-30 10:00 AM
Industrial Sentiment
Jan -14.1


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence -0.91 -0.78 points Dec 2024
Capacity Utilization 76.90 77.70 percent Dec 2024
Industrial Sentiment -14.10 -11.40 points Dec 2024
Services Sentiment 5.90 5.30 points Dec 2024

Euro Area Industrial Sentiment
In the Euro Area, Industrial Sentiment measures the confidence level among manufacturers and accounts for 40 percent of the Economic Sentiment Indicator.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-14.10 -11.40 14.80 -37.30 1985 - 2024 points Monthly
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Euro Area Industrial Sentiment Worsens Sharply
The industry confidence indicator in the Euro Area worsened to -14.1 in December 2024, the lowest reading since July 2020, from -11.4 in November and compared to forecasts of -11.7. Production expectations deteriorated (-2.4 vs 1.6), alongside order books (-27.3 vs -25.5) and employment prospects (-7.2 vs -5.7). Also, selling price expectations increased (7.6 vs 7.1) and uncertainty also went up (37.7 vs 35.2).
2025-01-08
Euro Area Industrial Sentiment Improves
The industry confidence indicator in the Euro Area unexpectedly increased to -11.1 in November 2024 from -12.6 in October, better than forecasts of -13.2. Improvements were seen in production expectations (2.4 vs 0.8) and order books (-25.4 vs -27.7), alongside orders from foreign markets (-28.7 vs -30.4). On the other hand, employment (-5.5 vs -5.4), selling price expectations (7.1 vs 6.1) and stocks of finished products (10.2 vs 10.8 worsened.
2024-11-28
Euro Area Industrial Sentiment Sinks to Over 2-Year Low
The industry confidence indicator in the Euro Area worsened to -13 in October of 2024 from a revised -11 in the previous month, below market expectation of -10.5, to indicate the highest extent of pessimism in industry since the immediate fallout of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in July of 2022. Sentiment deteriorated for production expectations (0.2 vs 1.9 in September) and order books (-28.2 vs -25.6), which aligned with lower orders from foreign markets (-30.4 vs -26.9). On top of that, pessimism rose for employment expectations (-5.6 vs -4.7), and selling price expectations rose to a three-month high (6.5 vs 6.3).
2024-10-30