Tag: Industrial Production
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Industrial production edges higher but only because energy output boosts figures
Malta’s industrial production increased by 5.1% in August compared with the same month last year, although monthly output remained virtually unchanged, rising by just 0.1%, according to the latest statistics released by the National Statistics Office. The annual increase in the industrial production figure is driven by a sharp rise in energy production, which increased…
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Seasonality helps industrial production but remains subdued
Malta’s industrial production increased by 2.2% in July compared with the same month last year, although the headline increase was heavily supported by energy production while manufacturing remained subdued. Excluding energy, industrial output increased by just 0.8%, while manufacturing itself grew by only 0.7%, according to the latest NSO figures. NSO: Index of Industrial Production…
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European GDP and industrial production rise slightly in Q2
According to the latest Eurostat figures, the EU’s GDP for the second quarter of this year grew by 0.5%, while employment increased by 0.1%. GDP increased by 0.4% in the Euro area. The latest figures show an improvement from the first quarter of the year, when GDP remained stable in the Euro area and increased…
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Exports take off despite higher industrial producer prices
Seasonal exports have gone higher than last year, relieving some of the long-term downward trend in exports according to the latest statistics by the NSO. The increase also coincided with a 0.8% increase in industrial output in May compared to May last year mainly registered in wood and printing with a 34.3% increase. However the…
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UPDATED: Industrial production keeps going down in Malta: exports increase due to oil exports
According to the latest NSO statistics, industrial production keeps going down in Malta with March industrial output decreasing by y 1.4% compared to the previous month and by 3.6% compared to March of 2025. The largest decrease was registered in the production of food and beverages, down by 11.9%. Industrial production was also down with…
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Industrial output in Malta goes back to declining trend in February after brief rebound in January: exports decrease
According to the latest NSO statistics, industrial production in Malta went down by 6% in February compared to the month in January and was 3.5% less than the same month of last year, indicating that industrial production has re-taken its downtrend trend after rebounding briefly in January. The downtrend is mainly due to manufacturing which…
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Maltese industrial production continues to decline in December 2025
Industrial production declined significantly in the month of December of 2025 declining by 6% compared to the same month last year continuing a decline that began in September according to the latest NSO statistics. The largest decline was marked in computers and electronics equipment. 2025 was a bad year for local manufacturing industries with various…
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Industrial output declines by 2.3% in September
According to the latest NSO statistics, industrial output took a hard sweep downward in September declining by 2.3%. Compared to September of last year, it was 1.3% lower. Industrial production dipped in April before rebounding again in May and Summer and kept trending higher until August. The downward trend occurred mainly in chemical and pharmaceutical…
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Industrial production in Malta keeps its upwards trend
According to latest figures by the NSO, Industrial production in Malta has kept its increasing trend after dipping earlier this year. Industrial production increased by 4.75% from the month of June and was 4% higher compared to the same month last year. Malta’s upward industrial production trend is also aligned with that of Europe’s. The…
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Industrial production grew in Europe since the year 2000 at a modest pace: Poland and the Baltics leading
Latest statistics by Eurostat show that industrial production in the EU has grown at a modest pace since the year 2000 with Poland, Lithuania, Slovakia and Estonia being the leaders in industrial production growth. The countries with the highest decline in industrial production have been Italy, Portugal, Spain, Greece, France and Luxembourg in that order.…
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Industrial production keeps ticking upward in Europe
According to the latest Eurostat figures, Industrial production in Europe is still on an inclining trend after having dipped last year and dipping once again shortly in April of this year. Industrial production in May increased by up to %1.7 in the Euro area and by 1.5% in the EU . In April, industrial production…
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Industrial production in Malta rebounds after April dip
According to the latest NSO statistics, Malta’s industrial production in May increased by 3.7% compared to the same month of last year, reversing a decline in April. The increase was mainly derived from the production of food products and beverages. The April dip in industrial production may have been temporary as the trend for industrial…