Industrial Output Down 2.7% in October

The volume of industrial production lagged behind the one year earlier level by 2.7% in October 2025. Output also fell 2.7% when adjusted for the number of workdays. According to seasonally and working-day adjusted data, industrial output was 0.5% higher than in September 2025.

Production volume decreased in the great majority of the manufacturing subsections compared to the same month of the previous year. Out of the subsections having the largest weight a fall was observed in the manufacture of transport equipment, in the manufacture of electrical equipment, as well as in the manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco products, while the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products grew.

In the first ten months of the year industrial production was 3.3% lower than in the same period of 2024.

Industrial output – according to seasonally and working-day adjusted indices – was above the level of the previous month by 0.5%.

KSH will release detailed data on output of industrial sector branches for the month on December 12.