German industrial production rose 0.7 percent in September 2026 from August and was up 0.4 percent from September 2025, according to provisional data from the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The gain was led by the automotive industry, where production jumped 17.1 percent on the month after two months at a low level because of production changeovers and factory holidays, and by pharmaceuticals, up 8.0 percent. Machinery and equipment output fell 6.5 percent, after a 5.8 percent rise in August, and construction output fell 2.6 percent.
Production excluding energy and construction rose 1.7 percent on the month, with capital goods up 3.0 percent, consumer goods up 0.8 percent and intermediate goods up 0.1 percent, while energy production fell 1.2 percent. Destatis revised August production down to a 1.0 percent monthly rise from the provisional 2.0 percent, citing additional construction data from advance turnover tax returns, and said third quarter production overall was 0.4 percent below the second quarter. Production in energy-intensive industrial branches rose 0.8 percent in September but was 1.9 percent below a year earlier.