Industry - May 2025

Industrial production in May was in real terms by 1.6% lower, m-o-m. In the year-on-year comparison, it increased by 2.2%. “The growth of industrial production in May was, similarly as in the previous months, partially influenced by a low comparison basis from the previous year in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply. Also manufacture of other transport equipment (in which important long-term orders have been completed) and manufacture of electrical equipment supported growth,” Veronika Doležalová, Head of the Industrial Statistics Unit of the Czech Statistical Office (CZSO), says. A year-on-year decrease of production was recorded by manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products. Production of manufacturing in total was by 1.5% higher, year-on-year.

The value of new orders at current prices in surveyed industrial CZ-NACE activities in May 2025 increased by 5.0%, y-o-y. New non-domestic orders increased by 7.2%, y-o-y. Domestic new orders recorded an increase by 1.0%. In the month-on-month comparison, the value of new orders was by 3.9% lower. “The value of new industrial orders increased in May mainly thanks to manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers. That growth was partially influenced by a low comparison basis, too. The value of new orders also increased, y-o-y, in manufacture of fabricated metal products and in manufacture of electrical equipment,” Irena Stupňánková from the Industrial Statistics Unit of the CZSO, says.

The average registered number of employees in industry decreased by 2.0%, y-o-y, in May 2025.

According to data released by Eurostat, industrial production in the EU27 increased by 0.6%, year-on-year, in April 2025. The industry of Ireland and Finland increased the most (by 18.4% and 10.2%, respectively). Performance of Czech industry increased by 2.0%. Industrial production in Germany dropped by 2.4%. The biggest year-on-year decrease was recorded by Denmark (by 11.6%) and Bulgaria (by 10.5%). As for economic activities, the biggest increase in the EU27 was recorded by manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations (by 7.7%); the biggest decrease was recorded by manufacture of wearing apparel (by 6.7%). According to a preliminary release calendar, Eurostat will release data for May 2025 on 15 July 2025.