In May 2018, production in industry was up by 2.6% from the previous month on a price, seasonally and calendar adjusted basis according to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). In April 2018, the corrected figure shows an decrease of 1.3% (primary -1.0%) from March 2018.

In May 2018, production in industry excluding energy and construction was up by 2.7%. Within industry, the production of capital goods increased by 0.9% and the production of consumer goods by 6.5%. The production of intermediate goods showed an increase by 3.0%. Energy production was up by 0.8% in May 2018 and the production in construction increased by 3.1%.