In October 2018, production in industry was down by 0.5% from the previous month on a price, seasonally and calendar adjusted basis according to provisional data of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). The revised figure shows an increase of 0.1% (primary +0.2%) from September 2018.

In October 2018, production in industry excluding energy and construction was down by 0.4%. Within industry, the production of capital goods increased by 0.3% and the production of intermediate goods by 0.2%. The production of consumer goods showed a decrease of 3.2%. Outside industry, energy production was down by 3.2% in October 2018 and the production in construction decreased by 0.3%.