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STATISTICAL RELEASE : 16.2.2026.1/4

Industrial production volume index, April 2026

The industrial production in April 2026, in comparison with April 2025, increased by 7.6%

The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in April 2026, in comparison with April 2025, increased by 4.3%, in the section Manufacturing it increased by 6.8%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by 22.6%.

The increase in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to increased production in the divisions:

 - Manufacture of food products,
 - Manufacture of beverages,
 - Manufacture of tobacco products,
 - Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products,
 - Manufacture of rubber and plastic products,
 - Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products,
 - Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment and
 - Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c.

The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in April 2026, in comparison with April 2025, was higher in Energy by 17.2%, Intermediate goods, except energy by 14.1%, Capital goods by 1.5% and Non-durable consumer goods by 5.5%, but lower in Durable consumer goods by 4.9%.

The industrial production index in the period January – April 2026, in comparison with January – April 2025, was 100.2.

Key takeaway

The biggest impact on the increase in industrial production in April 2026, compared to April 2025, was the increase in production in the following divisions:

•    Manufacture of food products with 3.6% 
•    Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. with 7.5%
•    Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 22.6%

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