Industrial output grew in August 2025 from the previous month but decreased from one year back

Industrial output grew in several main industries in August from the previous month

Adjusted for working days, output in manufacturing (C) grew by 0.1 per cent in August 2025 compared to one year earlier. Seasonally adjusted output in manufacturing (C) grew by 2.8 per cent from the previous month.

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Among the main industries examined in the figure, industrial output grew most in August in the electrical and electronics industry, by 12.2 per cent, and in the metal industry, by 4.2 per cent from the month before. Output in the forest industry was 1.1 per cent higher and in the chemical industry 0.2 per cent higher than in July.

Output fell in other main industries from the month before. Output in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply went down by 2.3 per cent compared to July. Output decreased by 1.0 per cent in mining and quarrying and by 0.3 per cent in the food industry compared to July.