8.9% DECLINE IN INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION IN SEPTEMBER ON AN ANNUAL BASIS
The index of industrial production in September 2026 decreased by 0.5% compared to the previous month. The data are preliminary and seasonally adjusted.
Compared to September 2025, a decline of 8.9% was registered in the calendar-adjusted index of industrial production.
Monthly changes
In September 2026, compared to August 2026, a decrease was observed in the mining and quarrying industry - by 8.4%, and in the manufacturing industry - by 0.4%, while an increase was registered in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - by 6.8%.
A more significant decline in the manufacturing industry was recorded in repair and installation of machinery and equipment - by 13.9%, and in the manufacture of electrical equipment - by 6.8%.
Growth was registered in other manufacturing - by 10.4%, in manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers - by 9.4%, and in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products - by 9.3%.
Annual changes
On an annual basis, a decrease in industrial production, calculated from calendar-adjusted data, was recorded in the mining and quarrying industry - by 56.6%, and in the manufacturing industry - by 9.4%, while an increase was registered in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - by 32.2%.
In the manufacturing industry, a significant decrease compared to September 2025 was registered in the manufacture of leather and related products - by 41.5%, and in the manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment - by 41.2%.
A rise was reported in the manufacture of tobacco products - by 11.9%, in the manufacture of food products - by 9.7%, and in the manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations - by 9.3%.
