15-07-2025
- Business
- Wall Street Journal
Europe's Factories Boosted by Tariff Frontrunning as August Deadline Looms
Factory output in the eurozone partly rebounded from a tariff-induced slump in May, but trade is likely to remain a headwind even as manufacturers harbor hopes of better times on government pledges to increase defense and infrastructure spending.
Industrial production increased 1.7% from April across the 20 nations that make up the eurozone, according to figures released by the European Union's statistics agency on Tuesday. That was a faster rise than economists had expected, according to a poll conducted by The Wall Street Journal.
