Industrial production indices - March 2026

Industrial production indices - March 2026

The index of industrial production in March 2026 increased by 5.8% compared to the previous month. The data are preliminary and seasonally adjusted.

Compared to March 2025, a growth of 4.8% was registered in the calendar-adjusted index of industrial production.

Monthly Changes

In March 2026 compared to February 2026, an increase was observed in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - by 15.6%, and in the manufacturing industry - by 2.5%, while the mining and quarrying industry remained unchanged.

Significant growth in the manufacturing industry was recorded in manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products - by 23.6%, in the repair and installation of machinery and equipment - by 12.2%, in the manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations - by 10.9%, and in the manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials - by 10.3%.

Decreases were registered in the manufacture of wearing apparel - by 8.3% and in the manufacture of other transport equipment - by 8.2%.

Annual Changes

On an annual basis, an increase in industrial production, calculated from calendar-adjusted data, was recorded in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - by 35.6%, and in the manufacturing industry - by 4.0%, while a decrease was observed in the mining and quarrying industry - by 27.3%.

In the manufacturing industry, significant growth compared to March 2025 was registered in the manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations - by 27.3%, and in the manufacture of tobacco products - by 23.4%.

Declines were recorded in the manufacture of leather and related products - by 24.1% and in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers - by 17.5%.

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 X.2025 XI.2025 XII.2025 I.2026 II.2026 III.2026*
Industry B_TO_E36 -2.4 -1.4 -0.1 -3.6 1.6 5.8
Mining and quarrying B -13.0 22.9 -14.8 -18.8 -5.8 0.0
Mining of coal and lignite B05 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas  B06 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Mining of metal ores B07 -5.5 8.3 -12.4 -13.5 -14.7 -0.7
Other mining and quarrying B08 -7.1 4.9 6.1 -2.8 -0.5 7.5
Mining support service activities   B09 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Manufacturing C -3.4 1.4 0.2 -4.3 4.2 2.5
Manufacture of food products C10 -0.8 6.6 -0.1 -3.6 1.4 8.7
Manufacture of beverages C11 -3.4 6.9 4.8 -5.4 4.5 1.0
Manufacture of tobacco products C12 -17.5 3.2 25.2 12.0 -4.5 -5.3
Manufacture of textiles C13 6.4 5.8 -8.2 -12.5 17.7 -5.7
Manufacture of wearing apparel C14 4.4 -4.5 4.6 -1.4 -0.8 -8.3
Manufacture of leather and related products C15 -6.5 -3.5 -0.7 -30.4 8.8 -2.6
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials C16 -5.9 2.0 5.4 3.3 -12.7 10.3
Manufacture of paper and paper products C17 1.5 -6.3 1.1 3.7 1.2 3.5
Printing and reproduction of recorded media C18 1.2 -8.4 7.3 -3.7 5.0 -1.8
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products   C19 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products C20 -7.8 5.1 2.6 4.6 -1.4 -0.8
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations C21 -3.9 5.0 -11.3 7.8 5.9 10.9
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products C22 -3.0 5.8 -6.2 5.8 1.2 0.7
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products C23 -3.5 3.5 -7.0 -5.7 1.8 3.1
Manufacture of basic metals C24 5.9 -1.1 -10.8 12.4 3.4 -5.5
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment C25 -8.6 -12.3 8.6 -0.5 1.8 -6.9
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products C26 -11.6 3.7 14.1 -17.5 1.8 23.6
Manufacture of electrical equipment C27 -0.1 21.7 25.0 -39.8 9.1 9.2
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. C28 -1.3 1.9 5.5 -7.1 0.7 5.9
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers C29 2.9 -10.9 5.8 -10.2 0.6 1.2
Manufacture of other transport equipment C30 8.7 -16.2 2.9 -7.7 4.6 -8.2
Manufacture of furniture C31 4.3 -6.7 -2.1 0.3 1.1 -4.2
Other manufacturing C32 7.1 -12.9 14.6 -20.5 12.6 -6.5
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment C33 -22.4 11.8 -5.9 -1.1 1.8 12.2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply D 10.1 -34.5 29.9 0.7 -7.9 15.6
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply D35 10.1 -34.5 29.9 0.7 -7.9 15.6
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 X.2025 XI.2025 XII.2025 I.2026 II.2026 III.2026*
Industry B_TO_E36 -7.5 -9.0 -6.7 -9.9 -8.7 4.8
Mining and quarrying B -10.7 12.5 -22.3 -23.4 -23.2 -27.3
Mining of coal and lignite B05 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas  B06 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Mining of metal ores B07 -10.9 27.2 -12.4 -18.3 -22.0 -29.9
Other mining and quarrying B08 -16.5 -12.8 2.3 -10.7 12.7 13.1
Mining support service activities   B09 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Manufacturing C -6.2 -4.3 -1.2 -7.0 0.0 4.0
Manufacture of food products C10 -21.9 -8.9 -9.7 -9.9 -0.3 8.2
Manufacture of beverages C11 -14.9 -3.1 1.6 -5.9 0.8 6.2
Manufacture of tobacco products C12 7.9 26.4 36.2 66.6 47.3 23.4
Manufacture of textiles C13 -15.3 -0.6 -13.2 -18.7 -3.8 -8.2
Manufacture of wearing apparel C14 -15.4 -24.1 -2.8 -5.1 -5.9 -11.4
Manufacture of leather and related products C15 -4.3 -7.8 1.5 -33.3 -23.1 -24.1
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials C16 -13.7 -13.6 -10.0 -2.5 -15.3 -2.6
Manufacture of paper and paper products C17 -18.7 -23.3 -16.7 -2.3 -4.9 1.6
Printing and reproduction of recorded media C18 -3.7 -14.4 -4.2 -8.4 0.4 -6.4
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products   C19 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products C20 -14.4 -18.4 -10.3 -1.4 0.5 0.7
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations C21 -2.7 17.2 -13.4 2.5 19.9 27.3
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products C22 -6.4 -1.9 -10.5 1.3 3.5 3.9
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products C23 12.3 13.3 -10.7 -18.1 -4.1 -4.8
Manufacture of basic metals C24 -8.4 -6.4 -3.3 13.8 15.2 5.3
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment C25 -6.3 -13.3 -2.2 -15.0 5.5 -14.2
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products C26 4.0 3.4 21.1 14.9 0.2 13.9
Manufacture of electrical equipment C27 -1.4 14.2 57.7 -7.1 6.3 17.3
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. C28 -1.2 8.1 11.7 1.6 -2.6 2.4
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers C29 13.0 -6.6 10.1 -17.8 -15.8 -17.5
Manufacture of other transport equipment C30 -8.6 -17.7 -15.8 -23.3 -31.6 -13.8
Manufacture of furniture C31 27.1 18.7 11.6 16.2 8.4 -9.6
Other manufacturing C32 3.4 -4.5 0.6 -4.9 -10.0 -1.2
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment C33 -24.8 5.9 -5.5 -16.9 -0.6 17.4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply D -10.9 -43.4 -14.1 -18.5 -36.6 35.6
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply D35 -10.9 -43.4 -14.1 -18.5 -36.6 35.6
Calendar-adjusted.
* Preliminary data.
„..“ - Confidential datа.

Table 3

Industrial Production Indices (Seasonally adjusted, 2021 = 100)
NACE.BG - 2008 ІІІ.2025 ІV.2025 V.2025 VI.2025 VII.2025 VІІІ.2025 ІX.2025 X.2025 XI.2025 XII.2025 І.2026 ІІ.2026 ІІІ.2026*
B_TO_E36 91.2 92.7 93.4 91.6 91.6 91.9 94.5 92.3 91.0 90.9 87.6 89.0 94.2
B 84.3 83.1 83.9 97.3 86.4 93.9 89.9 78.2 96.1 81.9 66.5 62.6 62.6
B05 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
B06 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
B07 98.6 95.1 91.4 105.0 101.3 105.2 108.7 102.8 111.3 97.5 84.3 71.9 71.4
B08 73.2 77.6 76.2 73.5 76.6 79.5 76.5 71.1 74.6 79.1 76.9 76.5 82.2
B09 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
C 101.4 99.6 101.6 99.2 101.1 101.7 103.9 100.3 101.8 102.0 97.6 101.7 104.3
C10 89.4 90.9 91.6 88.8 89.9 89.6 85.2 84.5 90.1 90.0 86.8 88.0 95.7
C11 95.0 96.7 95.3 94.5 91.0 90.6 92.2 89.0 95.1 99.7 94.3 98.5 99.4
C12 91.2 116.3 102.2 99.2 92.6 87.9 103.6 85.5 88.2 110.5 123.8 118.1 111.9
C13 53.3 54.3 51.6 47.8 54.9 52.4 48.4 51.5 54.5 50.0 43.8 51.5 48.6
C14 74.0 76.9 72.5 77.8 71.2 70.3 70.6 73.7 70.3 73.6 72.6 72.0 66.1
C15 59.5 67.8 65.1 63.2 57.6 63.9 68.5 64.1 61.9 61.4 42.7 46.5 45.3
C16 84.6 82.4 78.7 78.5 77.6 78.6 81.1 76.3 77.8 82.0 84.7 73.9 81.6
C17 74.7 73.9 71.5 70.3 72.5 71.2 71.7 72.8 68.2 69.0 71.6 72.4 74.9
C18 93.5 90.6 91.9 93.0 88.1 90.2 87.8 88.9 81.4 87.3 84.1 88.3 86.7
C19 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
C20 93.5 91.7 98.5 89.1 92.2 96.8 91.9 84.8 89.1 91.4 95.7 94.3 93.6
C21 114.1 108.3 110.8 127.0 115.3 124.4 123.8 118.9 124.9 110.8 119.4 126.4 140.2
C22 81.6 82.1 79.7 81.0 78.4 77.3 80.2 77.8 82.3 77.2 81.6 82.6 83.2
C23 103.2 95.3 106.5 103.8 106.6 105.7 107.5 103.8 107.5 99.9 94.2 95.9 98.9
C24 75.0 72.5 72.9 70.8 77.2 73.4 77.6 82.1 81.2 72.5 81.5 84.3 79.6
C25 179.5 167.7 170.0 144.9 170.0 179.9 188.8 172.6 151.4 164.4 163.5 166.5 155.1
C26 121.1 99.7 102.6 108.4 102.2 107.6 124.4 109.9 114.0 130.0 107.2 109.1 134.9
C27 98.9 108.5 101.7 98.7 96.8 98.8 102.9 102.8 125.2 156.5 94.3 102.8 112.2
C28 100.7 93.5 94.8 93.2 91.8 99.0 96.7 95.5 97.3 102.6 95.3 96.0 101.6
C29 116.2 115.0 120.7 113.1 112.6 104.6 108.9 112.0 99.8 105.6 94.8 95.4 96.5
C30 83.3 105.4 98.0 87.8 68.0 65.7 89.9 97.7 81.9 84.2 77.7 81.3 74.6
C31 97.3 89.7 93.6 86.2 89.3 94.3 98.7 102.9 96.0 94.1 94.3 95.3 91.3
C32 112.9 131.2 130.5 113.6 128.9 111.8 125.1 134.0 116.8 133.8 106.4 119.8 112.0
C33 103.9 109.3 99.9 117.0 118.4 125.8 131.5 102.1 114.1 107.4 106.3 108.2 121.4
D 47.8 73.5 67.7 63.2 63.1 53.8 62.3 68.6 44.9 58.4 58.8 54.2 62.6
D35 47.8 73.5 67.7 63.2 63.1 53.8 62.3 68.6 44.9 58.4 58.8 54.2 62.6
* Preliminary data.
„..“ - Confidential data.

Table 4

Table 4 Industrial Production Indices (Calendar-adjusted, 2021 = 100)
NACE.BG - 2008 ІІІ.2025 ІV.2025 V.2025 VI.2025 VII.2025 VІІІ.2025 ІX.2025 X.2025 XI.2025 ХІІ.2025 І.2026 ІІ.2026 ІІІ.2026*
B_TO_E36 91.8 89.1 89.1 92.9 94.4 89.7 96.8 98.1 95.4 94.9 81.8 82.8 96.2
B 81.8 75.5 76.8 93.9 82.5 94.2 96.9 85.5 104.0 92.6 63.2 57.7 59.5
B05 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
B06 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
B07 95.4 90.6 91.4 113.6 96.5 112.6 117.7 97.8 122.5 108.7 75.5 66.1 66.9
B08 69.6 76.1 79.2 78.6 80.5 83.5 81.4 79.9 83.8 80.4 56.1 59.4 78.8
B09 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
C 103.7 98.0 100.7 103.3 104.9 98.4 106.9 108.4 106.5 101.4 86.9 93.2 107.9
C10 88.7 87.6 90.3 89.2 89.8 91.2 88.2 93.4 94.2 93.0 78.6 76.8 96.0
C11 86.4 93.0 97.1 113.1 111.3 110.5 103.5 81.4 87.6 96.5 70.1 73.1 91.8
C12 96.4 127.3 119.4 121.1 118.1 90.2 114.6 89.0 81.3 100.6 88.1 93.3 119.0
C13 56.6 54.0 54.9 50.9 56.4 43.8 49.2 54.7 58.9 44.7 38.7 52.1 52.0
C14 72.4 69.7 65.5 85.0 80.4 65.6 69.3 78.2 72.4 71.8 76.8 72.7 64.2
C15 62.5 67.3 62.0 67.9 61.9 51.2 68.7 71.5 71.4 57.7 41.8 45.0 47.5
C16 85.6 82.7 81.7 82.0 82.3 75.9 84.1 81.0 84.4 77.7 74.2 65.5 83.3
C17 77.0 71.0 71.1 74.0 76.6 66.4 72.0 81.2 73.4 62.5 67.6 67.4 78.3
C18 95.6 89.1 92.0 97.1 86.8 83.4 84.2 95.2 91.6 92.9 74.9 79.8 89.4
C19 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
C20 101.8 92.7 97.8 91.5 93.0 92.7 90.8 85.0 91.7 90.5 90.4 89.6 102.5
C21 125.0 106.2 107.2 141.8 112.1 116.1 116.2 125.9 131.2 110.1 116.8 115.3 159.1
C22 84.6 81.8 79.2 85.5 81.7 72.3 82.9 84.1 86.3 69.3 75.6 78.2 87.9
C23 103.3 96.1 112.9 109.0 115.6 108.7 113.1 113.7 115.3 92.2 69.5 79.8 98.3
C24 80.3 73.1 75.6 72.4 78.2 66.8 76.5 89.6 86.9 63.0 80.7 82.8 84.6
C25 180.7 169.5 166.6 147.3 182.9 177.7 192.5 184.0 164.0 169.5 130.7 147.3 155.1
C26 127.9 96.8 98.7 114.5 104.8 94.5 128.3 122.1 120.6 126.3 98.2 104.9 145.7
C27 102.5 107.9 95.5 106.1 100.2 91.4 105.8 108.7 128.2 136.6 85.2 102.0 120.3
C28 107.7 94.7 92.9 98.1 93.6 87.7 98.5 103.5 101.8 100.0 85.1 93.1 110.2
C29 125.6 114.9 119.4 116.5 106.6 92.1 108.1 119.4 106.6 93.5 95.1 96.8 103.7
C30 81.7 110.4 98.0 91.3 62.9 59.4 88.7 112.8 79.9 75.5 62.5 85.0 70.4
C31 103.1 87.9 93.6 90.7 91.8 89.8 99.7 111.9 100.3 91.1 81.5 91.0 93.2
C32 113.2 127.5 129.1 129.0 130.5 110.0 130.3 149.0 124.1 123.1 90.5 105.6 111.9
C33 103.3 99.3 93.6 120.6 120.0 123.3 141.0 106.5 124.2 141.9 78.4 91.4 121.3
D 53.4 63.4 51.3 52.4 59.8 52.6 58.0 65.8 49.1 70.2 71.1 57.5 72.3
D35 53.4 63.4 51.3 52.4 59.8 52.6 58.0 65.8 49.1 70.2 71.1 57.5 72.3
* Preliminary data.
„..“ - Confidential data.

 

 

 

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