EU and euro area services production rises 0.3 per cent in August
Annual growth reached 2.2 per cent in the euro area and 2.1 per cent across the EU, Eurostat’s first estimates show.
Services production in August 2026 was 0.3 per cent higher than in July in each of the EU and euro area, Eurostat said in its first estimates. The seasonally adjusted figures followed July increases of 0.4 per cent for the euro area and 0.3 per cent for the EU.
Information and communication production rose by 1.2 per cent month on month in the euro area, while the EU recorded a 1.0 per cent increase. Real estate activities also expanded, by 0.4 per cent and 0.9 per cent respectively. By contrast, professional, scientific and technical activities fell by 0.8 per cent in the euro area and 0.9 per cent across the EU. Accommodation and food services declined by 0.3 per cent and 0.4 per cent respectively.
Among EU countries with available figures, Romania recorded the strongest monthly rise, at 5.2 per cent. Malta followed with 1.8 per cent and Portugal with 1.7 per cent. Luxembourg registered the steepest fall, at 5.1 per cent, followed by Bulgaria at 2.3 per cent and Denmark at 1.9 per cent.
Compared with August 2025, production grew by 2.2 per cent in the euro area and 2.1 per cent in the EU. Slovakia led the annual increases among countries with available data, at 10.0 per cent, ahead of Greece at 9.3 per cent and Malta at 7.5 per cent. Hungary, Denmark and Italy recorded annual declines of 5.6 per cent, 5.3 per cent and 0.3 per cent respectively.
