State STATISTICAL Office

STATISTICAL RELEASE : 16.2.2026.1/7

Industrial production volume index, July 2026

The industrial production in July 2026, in comparison with July 2025, increased by 1.3%

The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in July 2026, in comparison with July 2025, decreased by 5.9%, in the section Manufacturing it increased by 3.4%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it decreased by 19.5%.

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

- Manufacture of beverages,
- Manufacture of tobacco products,
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products,
- Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations,
- Manufacture of rubber and plastic products and
- Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products.

The industrial production by Main Industrial Groupings in July 2026, in comparison with July 2025, was higher in Intermediate goods, except energy by 9.2% and Non-durable consumer goods by 3.1%, but lower in Energy by 22.2%, Capital goods by 2.9% and Durable consumer goods by 9.9%.

The industrial production index in the period January – July 2026, in comparison with January – July 2025, was 100.9.

Key takeaway

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

•    Manufacture of beverages with 14.1% 
•    Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations with 15.6%
•    Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products with 85.0% 

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