In September 2018, production in industry was up by 0.2% from the previous month on a price, seasonally and calendar adjusted basis according to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). In August 2018, the revised figure shows an increase of 0.1% (primary -0.3%) from July 2018.

In September 2018, production in industry excluding energy and construction remained at the same level of the previous month. Within industry, the production of intermediate goods was down by 1.0% and the production of consumer goods showed a decrease of 0.3%. The production of capital goods increased by 0.9%. Outside industry, energy production was down by 3.3% in September 2018 and the production in construction increased by 2.2%.