Nicosia: Industrial production in Cyprus experienced a 1.1% decrease in December 2025 compared with November 2025, while on an annual basis it recorded a 3.6% increase compared with December 2024.
According to Cyprus News Agency, this data highlights a mixed trend in the industrial sector in Cyprus as the year concluded. At the euro area level, seasonally adjusted industrial production decreased by 1.4% in December 2025 compared with the previous month, whereas the European Union (EU) saw a decrease of 0.8%. In contrast, November 2025 had witnessed a 0.3% increase in the euro area and a marginal decrease of 0.1% in the EU.
According to Eurostat, on an annual basis, industrial production increased in December 2025 by 1.2% in the euro area and by 1.4% in the EU compared with December 2024. For the entirety of 2025, the annual average of industrial production rose by 1.5% in both the euro area and the EU compared with 2024.
On a monthly basis, the euro area experienced a decline in production for intermediate goods (-0.1%), energy (-0.3%), capital goods (-1.9%), and non-durable consumer goods (-0.3%), while durable consumer goods saw a rise (+0.2%). In the EU, production increased for intermediate goods (+0.1%), durable consumer goods (+0.5%), and non-durable consumer goods (+0.6%), with decreases noted in energy (-0.4%) and capital goods (-1.4%).
Among Member States, the largest monthly decreases occurred in Slovakia (-4.9%), Germany (-2.9%), and Spain (-2.6%), while Luxembourg (+6.4%), Sweden (+4.4%), and Malta (+4.2%) experienced the highest increases.
On an annual basis, the euro area saw production increases for intermediate goods (+1.5%) and capital goods (+4.1%), with declines in energy (-0.7%), durable consumer goods (-2.4%), and non-durable consumer goods (-2.1%). Similarly, in the EU, there were increases for intermediate goods (+1.9%) and capital goods (+4.5%), with decreases in energy (-1.3%), durable consumer goods (-1.8%), and non-durable consumer goods (-2.0%).
According to Eurostat, the highest annual increases among Member States were observed in Poland (+6.9%), Sweden (+4.8%), and Croatia (+4.5%), while the largest decreases were seen in Slovakia (-8.5%), Luxembourg (-7.9%), and Bulgaria (-6.8%).