2026.06.1009:20:32UTC+00Greece Industrial Output Growth Eases in April

Industrial output in Greece increased by 2.1% year-on-year in April 2026, slowing from a downwardly revised twenty-month high of 8.2% in March. Manufacturing growth eased sharply to 1.0% from 5.5%, weighed down by weaker production in food products (0.8% vs 8.9%), textiles (10.4% vs 11.0%), wearing apparel (4.9% vs 14.8%), and chemicals (0.2% vs 3.6%).

Electricity supply also registered a contraction in output (‑9.8% vs ‑24.6%), while water supply returned to marginal growth (0.1% vs ‑1.5%). The downturn in mining and quarrying moderated as well (‑2.8% vs ‑5.4%).

By main industrial grouping, growth in energy output slowed (9.0% vs 12.1%), and production shifted into decline for both consumer non-durables (‑1.5% vs 12.0%) and consumer durables (‑12.0% vs 19.5%). In contrast, output growth strengthened in intermediate goods (1.9% vs 0.6%) and capital goods (6.0% vs 4.4%).

On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, overall industrial production fell by 3.5% in April, reversing an upwardly revised 1.4% increase recorded in the previous month.