Industrial production volume index, February 2026
The industrial production in February 2026, in comparison with February 2025, decreased by 4.2%
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in February 2026, in comparison with February 2025, decreased by 9.6%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 1.9%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased by 17.2%.
The decrease in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to decreased production in the divisions:
- Manufacture of tobacco products,
- Manufacture of textiles,
- Manufacture of wearing apparel,
- Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical product and pharmaceutical preparations,
- Manufacture of rubber and plastic products,
- 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 February 2026, in comparison with February 2025, was lower in Energy by 19.0%, Durable consumer goods by 12.0% and Non-durable consumer goods by 6.9%, but higher in Intermediate goods, except energy by 0.2% and Capital goods by 2.1%.
Key takeaway
The biggest impact on the decreasing of industrial production in February 2026, compared to February 2025, was the decrease in production in the following divisions:
• Manufacture of wearing apparel with 5.4%
• Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. with 13.5%
• Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply with 17.2%
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