Industrial production indices - February 2026 - preliminary data

Industrial production indices - February 2026 - preliminary data

The index of industrial production in February 2026 increased by 0.9% compared to the previous month. The data are preliminary and seasonally adjusted.

Compared to February 2025, a decrease of 8.1% was registered in the calendar-adjusted index of industrial production.

 

Monthly changes

In February 2026 compared to January 2026, an increase was observed in the manufacturing industry - by 3.8%, while a decline was recorded in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - by 9.4%, and in the mining and quarrying industry - by 3.6%.

Significant growth in the manufacturing industry was recorded in other manufacturing - by 13.3%, in manufacture of leather and related products - by 10.3%, in manufacture of textiles - by 8.4%, and in manufacture of electrical equipment - by 8.2%.

Decreases were registered in the manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials - by 12.8%, and in the manufacture of tobacco products - by 4.6%.

Annual changes

On an annual basis, a decline in industrial production, calculated from calendar-adjusted data, was recorded in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - by 36.1%, and in the mining and quarrying industry - by 21.5%, while an increase was observed in the manufacturing industry - by 0.4%.

In the manufacturing industry, significant growth compared to February 2025 was registered in: manufacture of tobacco products - by 47.3%, manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations - by 22.6%, and manufacture of basic metals - by 15.6%.

Declines were recorded in the manufacture of other transport equipment - by 32.4%, and in the manufacture of leather and related products - by 23.2%.

 

Methodological notes

The monthly indices of industrial production are calculated in accordance with the requirements of Regulation (EU) 2019/2152 of the European Parliament and of the Council on European Business Statistics.

In relation to the membership of Bulgaria in the euro area from the 1st of January 2026, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) is obliged to produce and publish Industrial Production Indices on the Non-domestic Market in the euro area and in the non-euro area. This is valid for all country members of the euro area.

The Monthly Industrial Production and Industrial Turnover Indices measure changes in production and turnover values of industrial enterprises. This information can be used to access the current economic development and for short-term forecasts. Indices do not measure the actual production level; they aim to measure the average change in the value of production between two points in time. Indices are compiled based on information collected through a representative sampling survey on industrial enterprises. The sample covers enterprises with an annual turnover of more than 97% of the total turnover in the industry.

The Industrial Production Indices are calculated at a constant base year, that is to say they are weighted with the structure of the value added at factor costs in the base year.

Seasonal adjustment is a statistical method which eliminates the seasonal component of the time series.

Calendar adjustment is an adjustment for variations in the monthly data, caused by calendar effects, the different number of calendar and working days in the months, national holidays and outliers (for example, the presence of more non-working days in May could contribute to the decline in production in some activities).

 

Annex

Table 1

Changes of Industrial Production Indices compared to the previous month
(Per cent)
Economic activities NACE.BG - 2008 IX.2025 X.2025 XI.2025 XII.2025 I.2026 II.2026*
Industry B_TO_E36 2.9 -2.4 -1.4 -0.1 -3.6 0.9
Mining and quarrying B -4.2 -13.0 22.9 -14.8 -18.8 -3.6
Mining of coal and lignite B05 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas  B06 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Mining of metal ores B07 3.4 -5.5 8.3 -12.4 -13.5 -8.4
Other mining and quarrying B08 -3.8 -7.1 4.9 6.1 -2.8 -1.0
Mining support service activities   B09 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Manufacturing C 2.1 -3.4 1.4 0.2 -4.3 3.8
Manufacture of food products C10 -4.9 -0.8 6.6 -0.1 -3.6 0.8
Manufacture of beverages C11 1.7 -3.4 6.9 4.8 -5.4 -0.4
Manufacture of tobacco products C12 17.9 -17.5 3.2 25.2 12.0 -4.6
Manufacture of textiles C13 -7.7 6.4 5.8 -8.2 -12.5 8.4
Manufacture of wearing apparel C14 0.5 4.4 -4.5 4.6 -1.4 -0.4
Manufacture of leather and related products C15 7.2 -6.5 -3.5 -0.7 -30.4 10.3
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials C16 3.3 -5.9 2.0 5.4 3.3 -12.8
Manufacture of paper and paper products C17 0.7 1.5 -6.3 1.1 3.7 1.1
Printing and reproduction of recorded media C18 -2.6 1.2 -8.4 7.3 -3.7 5.8
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products   C19 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products C20 -5.0 -7.8 5.1 2.6 4.6 -2.2
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations C21 -0.5 -3.9 5.0 -11.3 7.8 6.6
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products C22 3.7 -3.0 5.8 -6.2 5.8 0.5
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products C23 1.8 -3.5 3.5 -7.0 -5.7 2.5
Manufacture of basic metals C24 5.6 5.9 -1.1 -10.8 12.4 3.4
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment C25 5.0 -8.6 -12.3 8.6 -0.5 5.1
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products C26 15.6 -11.6 3.7 14.1 -17.5 0.7
Manufacture of electrical equipment C27 4.2 -0.1 21.7 25.0 -39.8 8.2
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. C28 -2.3 -1.3 1.9 5.5 -7.1 0.6
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers C29 4.0 2.9 -10.9 5.8 -10.2 0.8
Manufacture of other transport equipment C30 36.9 8.7 -16.2 2.9 -7.7 4.6
Manufacture of furniture C31 4.7 4.3 -6.7 -2.1 0.3 5.9
Other manufacturing C32 11.9 7.1 -12.9 14.6 -20.5 13.3
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment C33 4.6 -22.4 11.8 -5.9 -1.1 1.4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply D 15.8 10.1 -34.5 29.9 0.7 -9.4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply D35 15.8 10.1 -34.5 29.9 0.7 -9.4
Seasonally adjusted.
* Preliminary data.
„..“ - Confidential data.

Table 2

Changes of Industrial Production Indices compared to the same month of the previous year
(Per cent)
Economic activities NACE.BG - 2008 IX.2025 X.2025 XI.2025 XII.2025 I.2026 II.2026*
Industry B_TO_E36 -5.7 -7.5 -9.0 -6.7 -9.9 -8.1
Mining and quarrying B -18.9 -10.7 12.5 -22.3 -23.4 -21.5
Mining of coal and lignite B05 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas  B06 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Mining of metal ores B07 -14.6 -10.9 27.2 -12.4 -18.3 -19.9
Other mining and quarrying B08 -5.3 -16.5 -12.8 2.3 -10.7 12.5
Mining support service activities   B09 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Manufacturing C -0.1 -6.2 -4.3 -1.2 -7.0 0.4
Manufacture of food products C10 -17.4 -21.9 -8.9 -9.7 -9.9 -0.5
Manufacture of beverages C11 -13.9 -14.9 -3.1 1.6 -5.9 -4.9
Manufacture of tobacco products C12 27.2 7.9 26.4 36.2 66.6 47.3
Manufacture of textiles C13 -33.2 -15.3 -0.6 -13.2 -18.7 -12.1
Manufacture of wearing apparel C14 -20.3 -15.4 -24.1 -2.8 -5.1 -5.5
Manufacture of leather and related products C15 18.0 -4.3 -7.8 1.5 -33.3 -23.2
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials C16 -11.9 -13.7 -13.6 -10.0 -2.5 -15.2
Manufacture of paper and paper products C17 -25.6 -18.7 -23.3 -16.7 -2.3 -4.5
Printing and reproduction of recorded media C18 -7.8 -3.7 -14.4 -4.2 -8.4 1.3
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products   C19 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products C20 -11.3 -14.4 -18.4 -10.3 -1.4 -0.4
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations C21 15.8 -2.7 17.2 -13.4 2.5 22.6
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products C22 -5.3 -6.4 -1.9 -10.5 1.3 2.9
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products C23 23.1 12.3 13.3 -10.7 -18.1 -3.2
Manufacture of basic metals C24 -19.9 -8.4 -6.4 -3.3 13.8 15.6
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment C25 18.6 -6.3 -13.3 -2.2 -15.0 9.0
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products C26 18.2 4.0 3.4 21.1 14.9 -0.3
Manufacture of electrical equipment C27 4.5 -1.4 14.2 57.7 -7.1 6.2
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. C28 1.9 -1.2 8.1 11.7 1.6 -2.3
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers C29 0.2 13.0 -6.6 10.1 -17.8 -15.8
Manufacture of other transport equipment C30 -8.6 -8.6 -17.7 -15.8 -23.3 -32.4
Manufacture of furniture C31 24.0 27.1 18.7 11.6 16.2 11.8
Other manufacturing C32 25.7 3.4 -4.5 0.6 -4.9 -9.5
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment C33 10.1 -24.8 5.9 -5.5 -16.9 -0.6
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply D -25.0 -10.9 -43.4 -14.1 -18.5 -36.1
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply D35 -25.0 -10.9 -43.4 -14.1 -18.5 -36.1
Calendar-adjusted.
* Preliminary data.
„..“ - Confidential datа.

Table 3

 

Industrial Production Indices (Seasonally adjusted, 2021 = 100)
NACE.BG - 2008 ІІ.2025 ІІІ.2025 ІV.2025 V.2025 VI.2025 VII.2025 VІІІ.2025 ІX.2025 X.2025 XI.2025 XII.2025 І.2026 ІІ.2026*
B_TO_E36 96.0 91.2 92.7 93.4 91.6 91.6 91.9 94.5 92.3 91.0 90.9 87.6 88.4
B 79.8 84.3 83.1 83.9 97.3 86.4 93.9 89.9 78.2 96.1 81.9 66.5 64.1
B05 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
B06 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
B07 97.3 98.6 95.1 91.4 105.0 101.3 105.2 108.7 102.8 111.3 97.5 84.3 77.2
B08 67.2 73.2 77.6 76.2 73.5 76.6 79.5 76.5 71.1 74.6 79.1 76.9 76.2
B09 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
C 101.8 101.4 99.6 101.6 99.2 101.1 101.7 103.9 100.3 101.8 102.0 97.6 101.4
C10 88.6 89.4 90.9 91.6 88.8 89.9 89.6 85.2 84.5 90.1 90.0 86.8 87.5
C11 99.9 95.0 96.7 95.3 94.5 91.0 90.6 92.2 89.0 95.1 99.7 94.3 93.9
C12 92.3 91.2 116.3 102.2 99.2 92.6 87.9 103.6 85.5 88.2 110.5 123.8 118.1
C13 53.8 53.3 54.3 51.6 47.8 54.9 52.4 48.4 51.5 54.5 50.0 43.8 47.5
C14 77.6 74.0 76.9 72.5 77.8 71.2 70.3 70.6 73.7 70.3 73.6 72.6 72.3
C15 60.6 59.5 67.8 65.1 63.2 57.6 63.9 68.5 64.1 61.9 61.4 42.7 47.1
C16 86.7 84.6 82.4 78.7 78.5 77.6 78.6 81.1 76.3 77.8 82.0 84.7 73.9
C17 76.1 74.7 73.9 71.5 70.3 72.5 71.2 71.7 72.8 68.2 69.0 71.6 72.4
C18 88.1 93.5 90.6 91.9 93.0 88.1 90.2 87.8 88.9 81.4 87.3 84.1 89.0
C19 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
C20 94.0 93.5 91.7 98.5 89.1 92.2 96.8 91.9 84.8 89.1 91.4 95.7 93.5
C21 107.0 114.1 108.3 110.8 127.0 115.3 124.4 123.8 118.9 124.9 110.8 119.4 127.3
C22 80.7 81.6 82.1 79.7 81.0 78.4 77.3 80.2 77.8 82.3 77.2 81.6 82.1
C23 99.1 103.2 95.3 106.5 103.8 106.6 105.7 107.5 103.8 107.5 99.9 94.2 96.6
C24 74.6 75.0 72.5 72.9 70.8 77.2 73.4 77.6 82.1 81.2 72.5 81.5 84.3
C25 159.0 179.5 167.7 170.0 144.9 170.0 179.9 188.8 172.6 151.4 164.4 163.5 171.9
C26 107.7 121.1 99.7 102.6 108.4 102.2 107.6 124.4 109.9 114.0 130.0 107.2 107.9
C27 96.1 98.9 108.5 101.7 98.7 96.8 98.8 102.9 102.8 125.2 156.5 94.3 102.0
C28 98.2 100.7 93.5 94.8 93.2 91.8 99.0 96.7 95.5 97.3 102.6 95.3 95.8
C29 111.9 116.2 115.0 120.7 113.1 112.6 104.6 108.9 112.0 99.8 105.6 94.8 95.5
C30 123.5 83.3 105.4 98.0 87.8 68.0 65.7 89.9 97.7 81.9 84.2 77.7 81.3
C31 90.1 97.3 89.7 93.6 86.2 89.3 94.3 98.7 102.9 96.0 94.1 94.3 99.9
C32 132.9 112.9 131.2 130.5 113.6 128.9 111.8 125.1 134.0 116.8 133.8 106.4 120.5
C33 108.0 103.9 109.3 99.9 117.0 118.4 125.8 131.5 102.1 114.1 107.4 106.3 107.7
D 83.9 47.8 73.5 67.7 63.2 63.1 53.8 62.3 68.6 44.9 58.4 58.8 53.3
D35 83.9 47.8 73.5 67.7 63.2 63.1 53.8 62.3 68.6 44.9 58.4 58.8 53.3
* Preliminary data.
„..“ - Confidential data.

Table 4

Industrial Production Indices (Calendar-adjusted, 2021 = 100)
NACE.BG - 2008 ІІ.2025 ІІІ.2025 ІV.2025 V.2025 VI.2025 VII.2025 VІІІ.2025 ІX.2025 X.2025 XI.2025 ХІІ.2025 І.2026 ІІ.2026*
B_TO_E36 90.7 91.8 89.1 89.1 92.9 94.4 89.7 96.8 98.1 95.4 94.9 81.8 83.4
B 75.1 81.8 75.5 76.8 93.9 82.5 94.2 96.9 85.5 104.0 92.6 63.2 59.0
B05 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
B06 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
B07 84.8 95.4 90.6 91.4 113.6 96.5 112.6 117.7 97.8 122.5 108.7 75.5 67.9
B08 52.7 69.6 76.1 79.2 78.6 80.5 83.5 81.4 79.9 83.8 80.4 56.1 59.3
B09 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
C 93.1 103.7 98.0 100.7 103.3 104.9 98.4 106.9 108.4 106.5 101.4 86.9 93.5
C10 77.0 88.7 87.6 90.3 89.2 89.8 91.2 88.2 93.4 94.2 93.0 78.6 76.6
C11 72.5 86.4 93.0 97.1 113.1 111.3 110.5 103.5 81.4 87.6 96.5 70.1 69.0
C12 63.4 96.4 127.3 119.4 121.1 118.1 90.2 114.6 89.0 81.3 100.6 88.1 93.3
C13 54.1 56.6 54.0 54.9 50.9 56.4 43.8 49.2 54.7 58.9 44.7 38.7 47.6
C14 77.3 72.4 69.7 65.5 85.0 80.4 65.6 69.3 78.2 72.4 71.8 76.8 73.1
C15 58.5 62.5 67.3 62.0 67.9 61.9 51.2 68.7 71.5 71.4 57.7 41.8 44.9
C16 77.4 85.6 82.7 81.7 82.0 82.3 75.9 84.1 81.0 84.4 77.7 74.2 65.7
C17 70.9 77.0 71.0 71.1 74.0 76.6 66.4 72.0 81.2 73.4 62.5 67.6 67.7
C18 79.5 95.6 89.1 92.0 97.1 86.8 83.4 84.2 95.2 91.6 92.9 74.9 80.6
C19 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
C20 89.2 101.8 92.7 97.8 91.5 93.0 92.7 90.8 85.0 91.7 90.5 90.4 88.8
C21 96.2 125.0 106.2 107.2 141.8 112.1 116.1 116.2 125.9 131.2 110.1 116.8 117.9
C22 75.5 84.6 81.8 79.2 85.5 81.7 72.3 82.9 84.1 86.3 69.3 75.6 77.8
C23 83.3 103.3 96.1 112.9 109.0 115.6 108.7 113.1 113.7 115.3 92.2 69.5 80.6
C24 71.9 80.3 73.1 75.6 72.4 78.2 66.8 76.5 89.6 86.9 63.0 80.7 83.1
C25 139.7 180.7 169.5 166.6 147.3 182.9 177.7 192.5 184.0 164.0 169.5 130.7 152.2
C26 104.7 127.9 96.8 98.7 114.5 104.8 94.5 128.3 122.1 120.6 126.3 98.2 104.4
C27 95.9 102.5 107.9 95.5 106.1 100.2 91.4 105.8 108.7 128.2 136.6 85.2 101.9
C28 95.5 107.7 94.7 92.9 98.1 93.6 87.7 98.5 103.5 101.8 100.0 85.1 93.3
C29 114.9 125.6 114.9 119.4 116.5 106.6 92.1 108.1 119.4 106.6 93.5 95.1 96.8
C30 124.3 81.7 110.4 98.0 91.3 62.9 59.4 88.7 112.8 79.9 75.5 62.5 83.9
C31 83.9 103.1 87.9 93.6 90.7 91.8 89.8 99.7 111.9 100.3 91.1 81.5 93.8
C32 117.3 113.2 127.5 129.1 129.0 130.5 110.0 130.3 149.0 124.1 123.1 90.5 106.2
C33 92.0 103.3 99.3 93.6 120.6 120.0 123.3 141.0 106.5 124.2 141.9 78.4 91.4
D 90.7 53.4 63.4 51.3 52.4 59.8 52.6 58.0 65.8 49.1 70.2 71.1 58.0
D35 90.7 53.4 63.4 51.3 52.4 59.8 52.6 58.0 65.8 49.1 70.2 71.1 58.0
* Preliminary data.
„..“ - Confidential data.

 

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