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Industrial production output rose by 0.3 % in August
Central Statistical Bureau calendar adjusted data at constant prices show that in August 2026 industrial production output 1 increased by 0.3 % year on year. Output in manufacturing rose by 7.6 %, in mining and quarrying it went up by 36.1 %, whereas in electricity and gas supply it fell by 44.6 %.
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 0.1 %, in manufacture of food products by 8.9 %, and in manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment, by 12.3 %. Higher output was also observed in manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products (20.4 %), repair and installation of machinery and equipment (20.2 %), manufacture of machinery and equipment (17.5 %), manufacture of chemicals and chemical products (11.5 %), and manufacture of electrical equipment (5.1 %).
Output reduction, however, was recorded in manufacture of beverages (18.4 %), manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (10.2 %), manufacture of wearing apparel (7.1 %), and manufacture of furniture (5.0 %).
Month on month, industrial production output rose by 0.3 % (seasonally adjusted data at constant prices). Output in mining and quarrying increased by 9.9 %, while manufacturing as well as electricity and gas supply saw an output reduction of 0.2 % and 5.8 % respectively.
Changes in industrial production output
(per cent, at constant prices)
| Jan.–Aug. 2026 compared with Jan.–Aug. 2025 (calendar adjusted) | August 2026 compared with | ||
| July 2026 (seasonally adjusted) | August 2025 (calendar adjusted) | ||
| Total | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
| Mining and quarrying | −5.0 | 9.9 | 36.1 |
| Manufacturing | 5.0 | −0.2 | 7.6 |
| Manufacture of food products | 7.0 | −0.5 | 8.9 |
| Manufacture of beverages | −23.9 | −3.1 | −18.4 |
| Manufacture of textiles | 75.7 | −4.6 | 131.7 |
| Manufacture of wearing apparel | 0.5 | −8.4 | −7.1 |
| Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture | −0.6 | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Manufacture of paper and paper products | −4.5 | 2.2 | −4.1 |
| Printing and reproduction of recorded media | −1.9 | 3.0 | −3.9 |
| Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products | 18.6 | 2.9 | 11.5 |
| Manufacture of rubber and plastic products | 8.0 | −2.6 | 1.3 |
| Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products | 2.4 | −1.2 | −0.1 |
| Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment | 19.7 | −12.7 | 12.3 |
| Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products | 17.2 | −5.1 | 20.4 |
| Manufacture of electrical equipment | 3.4 | −0.1 | 5.1 |
| Manufacture of machinery and equipment | 13.6 | −16.6 | 17.5 |
| Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers | 0.8 | −20.6 | −10.2 |
| Manufacture of furniture | 7.5 | −23.1 | −5.0 |
| Repair and installation of machinery and equipment * | −13.7 | 4.0 | 20.2 |
| Electricity and gas supply ** | 12.4 | −5.8 | −44.6 |
* 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
Year on year, manufacturing turnover increased by 7.8 % (calendar adjusted data at current prices). Turnover on the domestic market went up by 8.5 % and on the non-domestic market it grew by 7.4 % (of which rise of 10.9 % in euro area and of 4.2 % in non-euro area).
Month on month, manufacturing turnover remained unchanged (seasonally adjusted data). Turnover on the domestic market went down by 0.3 % while on the non-domestic market it went up by 0.2 % (of which rise of 0.4 % in euro area and drop of 0.1 % in non-euro area).
The published data may be specified in upcoming months if additional information is received.
Additional seasonally adjusted, calendar adjusted and non-adjusted industrial production volume and turnover indices (including by sector) are available in the official statistics portal Industry section.
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
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