For industry, the index was at 105.5 points in February 2020, before dropping 26.8% by April that year. Since then, it has increased back to its pre-pandemic level, slightly surpassing (+1.9%) pre-pandemic levels in April 2022.

Total building production decreased 25% from February to April 2020. One year later, in March 2021, the pre-crisis level had almost been reached again. New numbers for April 2022 show an increase of 1.8% compared with the situation before the pandemic.
Containment measures also had a strong impact on the production of services as seen from February to April 2020. In this period, there was a decrease of more than 16% in this sector, but in March 2022, it had rebounded, with data showing a 7.8% increase compared with February 2020.

The total trade volume in the EU also decreased significantly from February to April 2020 (by more than 20%), but since June 2020, it has been on a positive trend, registering a 4.8% increase from February 2020 to February 2022.

Methodological notes:
• Latest available data: April 2022 for industry and construction, March 2022 for services and February 2022 for trade.
• Services do not include financial and public services.
• Total trade volume comprises the sale of motor vehicles, wholesale trade, and retail trade.

Source: Eurostat