Industrial production volume index, January 2026
The industrial production in January 2026, in comparison with January 2025, decreased by 6.6%
The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in January 2026, in comparison with January 2025, increased by 2.5%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 8.0%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by 2.8%.
The decrease in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to decreased production in the divisions:
- Manufacture of textiles,
- Manufacture of wearing apparel,
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products,
- 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 electrical equipment,
- Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. and
- Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers.
The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in January 2026, in comparison with January 2025, was lower in Intermediate goods, except energy by 4.2%, Capital goods by 5.2%, Durable consumer goods by 10.5% and Non-durable consumer goods by 11.9%, but higher in Energy by 2.5%.
Key takeaway
The biggest impact on the decreasing of industrial production in January 2026, compared to January 2025, was the decrease in production in the following divisions:
• Manufacture of electrical equipment with 4.0%
• Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. with 16.0%
• Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers with 3.1%
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