In January-March 2025 compared to the year-earlier period, industrial production was down 3.1% when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality due to falls across the three industrial sectors: manufacturing (-3.7%), mining and quarrying (-1.2%) and the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (-0.9%).
In March 2025 compared to March 2024, industrial production fell by 4.8% in unadjusted data due to drops in manufacturing (-5.5%) and the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (-2.4%). Mining and quarrying was up 1.0%.
In March 2025 compared to March 2024, industrial production was down 7.6% when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality due to declines reported for manufacturing (-9.3%) and the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (-1.9%). A 0.8% rise was recorded for mining and quarrying.
In March 2025 compared to February 2025, industrial production increased by 8.8% in unadjusted data due to rises in mining and quarrying (+17.1%) and manufacturing (+10.2%). The electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply was down 3.3%.
In March 2025 compared to February 2025, industrial production inched 0.5% lower when adjusted for the number of working days and seasonality due to falls in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (-3.5%) and manufacturing (-0.6%). A 5.4% rise was reported for mining and quarrying.