Industrial output decreased month-on-month in May 2026 but increased year-on-year

Industrial output fell in nearly all examined main industries in May from the previous month

Adjusted for working days, output in manufacturing (C) grew by 0.7 per cent in May 2026 from one year earlier. Seasonally adjusted output in manufacturing (C) decreased by 0.8 per cent from the month before.

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Industrial output decreased in May from the previous month in nearly all main industries examined in the figure. The fall was strongest in the chemical industry, where output was 9.1 per cent lower than in April. Output decreased by 4.6 per cent in mining and quarrying and by 3.8 per cent in the electrical and electronics industry from the month before. Output also fell from the previous month in the food industry (-0.9%), in the metal industry (-0.7%) and in the forest industry by (-0.4%). Output was higher only in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply than in April (3.6%).