In March 2018, production in industry was up by 1.0% from the previous month on a price, seasonally and calendar adjusted basis according to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). In February 2018, the corrected figure shows an decrease of 1.7% (primary -1.6%) from January 2018

In March 2018, production in industry excluding energy and construction was up by 1.1%. Within industry, the production of capital goods increased by 2.6% and the production of consumer goods by 1.1%. The production of intermediate goods showed a decrease by 0.6%. Energy production was up by 1.4% in March 2018 and the production in construction increased by 0.6%