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STATISTICAL RELEASE : 16.2.2026.1/5

Industrial production volume index, May 2026

The industrial production in May 2026, in comparison with May 2025, decreased by 2.0%

The industrial production in the section Mining and quarrying in May 2026, in comparison with May 2025, decreased by 3.6%, in the section Manufacturing it decreased by 2.6%, while in the section Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply it increased by 6.1%.

The decrease in the section Manufacturing is mostly due to decreased production in the divisions:

- Manufacture of food products,
- Manufacture of beverages,
- Manufacture of tobacco products,
- Manufacture of textiles,
- Manufacture of wearing apparel,
- Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products,
- Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical product and pharmaceutical preparations,
- 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 May 2026, in comparison with May 2025, was higher in Energy by 6.5% and Intermediate goods, except energy by 3.4%, but lower in Capital goods by 3.3%, Durable consumer goods by 1.1% and Non-durable consumer goods by 8.4%.

The industrial production index in the period January – May 2026, in comparison with January – May 2025, was 99.7.

Key takeaway

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

•    Manufacture of electrical equipment with 7.8% 
•    Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. with 12.9%
•    Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers with 2.3%

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