Industrial output dropped 3.7% in the first nine months of the year in gross terms and by 3.9% in seasonally and working-day adjusted terms compared with the same period last year, according to data the National Institute of Statistics (INS) released on Friday.
Manufacturing output declined 4.7%, while electricity and heat production and supply, gas, hot water and air conditioning supply, and the extractive industry increased 1.5% and 0.7%, respectively, agerpres reports.
Industrial output, seasonally and working-day adjusted, was down 3.9% in the period from 1 January to 30 September 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, due to a decline in manufacturing (-5.1%). Electricity and heat production and supply, gas, hot water and air conditioning supply, and the extractive industry increased 1.1% and 0.5%, respectively.
According to official statistics, in September 2026, industrial output (gross series) increased 13.7% compared with the previous month, driven by a rise in manufacturing (+18.9%). Electricity and heat production and supply, gas, hot water and air conditioning supply, and the extractive industry declined by 9.7% and 2.4%, respectively.
Industrial output, seasonally and working-day adjusted, declined 2.6% compared with the previous month, as a result of declines across all three industrial sectors: electricity and heat production and supply, gas, hot water and air conditioning supply (-4.9%), the extractive industry (-4.2%) and manufacturing (-1.8%).
Compared with the same month of the previous year, industrial output (gross series) fell by 6.1%, as a result of declines in manufacturing (-7.2%) and electricity and heat production and supply, gas, hot water and air conditioning supply (-3.4%). The extractive industry increased by 5.2%.
Industrial output, seasonally and working-day adjusted, was down 6.2% compared with the same month of the previous year, due to declines in manufacturing (-7.2%) and electricity and heat production and supply, gas, hot water and air conditioning supply (-2.9%). The extractive industry increased by 5.2%.
