Industrial production volume index, August 2025
The industrial production in August 2025, in comparison with August 2024, decreased by 3.5%
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in August 2025, in comparison with August 2024, increased by 7.0%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 1.4%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased by 26.8%.
The decrease in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to decreased production in the divisions:
- Manufacture of food products,
- Manufacture of textiles,
- Printing and reproduction of recorded media,
- Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations,
- Manufacture of basic metals,
- Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment,
- Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c., and
- Manufacture of furniture.
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in August 2025, in comparison with August 2024, was lower in Energy by 23.7%, Capital goods by 12.0%, Durable consumer goods by 9.1% and Non-durable consumer goods by 5.7%, but higher in Intermediate goods, except energy by 14.8%. The industrial production in the period January – August 2025, in comparison with January – August 2024, increased by 2.2%.
Key takeaway
The divisions that contributed the most to the decrease in industrial production in August 2025, compared to August 2024, were:
- Manufacture of food products with 6.1%
- Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. with 19.3%
- Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 26.8%
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