Overview

• Total revenues across 779 firms rose to about €18.8 billion in the first half of 2025, up 2.7 percent year-on-year.
• Manufacturers of electrical equipment saw a 67.7 percent rebound to roughly €2.27 billion, making it the region’s top-earning sector.
• Mechanical engineering revenues plunged just over 20 percent to €1.6 billion amid persistent sectoral challenges.
• The automotive and supplier industry recorded a 12.1 percent drop in sales to about €1.73 billion.
• Average industrial employment fell 2.2 percent to around 140,000 workers, marking the tenth straight month of job cuts with machinery down 5.5 percent and auto down 5.4 percent.