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Industrial production output increased by 6.2 % in May
Central Statistical Bureau calendar adjusted data at constant prices show that in May 2026 industrial production output 1 increased by 6.2 % year on year. Output in manufacturing rose by 6.1 %, in electricity and gas supply it grew by 10.5 %, and in mining and quarrying it went up by 2.5 %.
Increased industrial production output was recorded in all three largest manufacturing sectors: in manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture it increased by 7.8 %, in manufacture of food products by 8.4 %, and manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment by 19.6 %. Higher output was also observed in manufacture of wearing apparel (33.6 %), manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (30.1 %), manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (23.8 %), manufacture of rubber and plastic products (13.8 %), as well as manufacture of furniture (13.2 %). Output reduction, however, was recorded in manufacture of beverages (27.6 %), manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (7.6 %), and repair and installation of machinery and equipment (5.3 %).
Month on month, industrial production output increased by 0.4 % (seasonally adjusted data at constant prices). Output in manufacturing rose by 0.4 %, in electricity and gas supply it went up by 1.5 %, while mining and quarrying saw an output reduction of 1.1 %.
Changes in industrial production output
(per cent, at constant prices)
| Jan.–May 2026 compared with Jan.–May 2025 (calendar adjusted) | May 2026 compared with | ||
| April 2026 (seasonally adjusted) | May 2025 (calendar adjusted) | ||
| Total | 8.0 | 0.4 | 6.2 |
| Mining and quarrying | −18.6 | −1.1 | 2.5 |
| Manufacturing | 3.5 | 0.4 | 6.1 |
| Manufacture of food products | 6.0 | 0.8 | 8.4 |
| Manufacture of beverages | −30.5 | -0.2 | −27.6 |
| Manufacture of textiles | 29.4 | 145.0 | 142.8 |
| Manufacture of wearing apparel | 5.7 | 2.1 | 33.6 |
| Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture | 0.2 | 0.7 | 7.8 |
| Manufacture of paper and paper products | −3.9 | 1.8 | 6.9 |
| Printing and reproduction of recorded media | 0.0 | −2.1 | 2.8 |
| Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products | 13.2 | 2.8 | 23.8 |
| Manufacture of rubber and plastic products | 9.3 | 1.0 | 13.8 |
| Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products | 3.6 | −1.8 | 3.7 |
| Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 18.9 | 2.0 | 19.6 |
| Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products | 13.9 | 8.5 | 30.1 |
| Manufacture of electrical equipment | 3.3 | 0.6 | 5.9 |
| Manufacture of machinery and equipment | 7.4 | −3.5 | 0.0 |
| Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 4.1 | −3.7 | −7.6 |
| Manufacture of furniture | 10.6 | −1.4 | 13.2 |
| Repair and installation of machinery and equipment * | −28.7 | −8.5 | −5.3 |
| Electricity and gas supply ** | 32.7 | 1.5 | 10.5 |
* Repair and maintenance of ships and boats, repair of fabricated metal products, machinery and equipment, installation of industrial machinery and equipment.
** Excluding steam and air conditioning supply.
Manufacturing turnover 2
Compared with May 2025, manufacturing turnover increased by 10.9 % (calendar adjusted data at current prices). Turnover on the domestic market went up by 18.8 % and on the non-domestic market it grew by 6.8 % (of which rise of 8.0 % in euro area and of 5.6 % in non-euro area).
Compared with April 2026, manufacturing turnover rose by 0.5 % (seasonally adjusted data). Turnover on the domestic market went up by 6.0 % while on the non-domestic market it declined by 2.5 % (of which drop of 3.9 % in euro area and of 1.0 % in non-euro area).
The published data may be specified in upcoming months if additional information is received.
Methodological information
1 Industrial production output is calculated by summing the self-produced products sold and industrial services provided during the respective month with the change in stocks of finished products and work in progress. The volume index of industrial production describes changes in the volume of industrial production during the reference period in comparison to the base period. The index is estimated by recalculating the production output indicator at constant prices with the help of producer price indices.
2 Industrial turnover covers the self-produced products sold and industrial services provided during the respective month. Industrial turnover index characterises monthly changes in demand for industrial goods and services on the market. It is calculated at current prices without excluding price influence. Unlike the industrial output that also includes unfinished goods and goods in stock, turnover only includes the goods sold and industrial services provided.
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More information on the data:
Līga Daniela Robate
Short-Term Business Statistics Section
E-mail: Liga.Robate@csp.gov.lv
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