Industrial production indices - July 2026

Industrial production indices - July 2026

The index of industrial production in July 2026 decreased by 3.0% compared to the previous month. The data are preliminary and seasonally adjusted.

Compared to July 2025, a decline of 6.8% was registered in the calendar-adjusted index of industrial production.

 

 

Monthly changes

In July 2026, compared to June 2026, a decrease was observed in the manufacturing industry - by 4.4%, while an increase was registered in the mining and quarrying industry - by 9.5%, and in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - by 5.2%.

A more significant decrease in the manufacturing industry was recorded in manufacture of other transport equipment - by 27.3%, and in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products - by 18.4%.

A growth was registered in the manufacture of tobacco products - by 16.9%, in the repair and installation of machinery and equipment - by 9.3%, in the manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations - by 8.5%.

 

 

Annual changes

On an annual basis, a decrease in industrial production, calculated from calendar-adjusted data, was recorded in the mining and quarrying industry - by 36.1%, and in the manufacturing industry - by 7.3%, while an increase was registered in the in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - by 16.7%.

In the manufacturing industry, significant decrease compared to July 2025 was registered in: manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment - by 29.5%, manufacture of leather and related products - by 25.9%, manufacture of other transport equipment - by 23.3%, and manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. - by 20.9%.

A significant increase was recorded in the manufacture of tobacco products - by 50.6%, and in the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products - by 16.3%.

 

 

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 member states 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 II.2026 III.2026 IV.2026 V.2026 VI.2026 VII.2026*
Industry B_TO_E36 1.6 5.2 -4.6 -0.5 -0.1 -3.0
Mining and quarrying B -5.8 -2.0 -9.2 1.1 -10.9 9.5
Mining of coal and lignite B05 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas  B06 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Mining of metal ores B07 -14.7 -2.8 -10.7 -1.9 -21.6 26.2
Other mining and quarrying B08 -0.5 7.5 -1.8 -5.1 -7.1 8.2
Mining support service activities   B09 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Manufacturing C 4.2 2.1 -3.9 -1.1 1.1 -4.4
Manufacture of food products C10 1.4 8.9 -2.3 -3.0 1.1 -4.5
Manufacture of beverages C11 4.5 -2.4 -5.9 2.0 3.4 -5.6
Manufacture of tobacco products C12 -4.5 -5.7 0.4 3.5 0.4 16.9
Manufacture of textiles C13 17.7 -8.5 6.0 -9.6 3.3 0.1
Manufacture of wearing apparel C14 -0.8 -6.7 7.5 -4.9 -6.7 4.2
Manufacture of leather and related products C15 8.8 -3.3 2.0 -3.3 -0.5 -1.7
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials C16 -12.7 11.5 -6.7 6.5 -5.1 0.8
Manufacture of paper and paper products C17 1.2 4.2 -2.1 -5.1 1.0 4.8
Printing and reproduction of recorded media C18 5.0 -1.1 8.3 -7.5 -0.5 -1.5
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products   C19 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products C20 -1.4 0.2 1.5 -5.4 -0.1 -9.4
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations C21 5.9 7.3 -5.1 -0.4 -8.4 8.5
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products C22 1.2 0.6 0.3 1.9 -6.6 -1.0
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products C23 1.8 4.1 2.1 2.7 0.8 -8.4
Manufacture of basic metals C24 3.4 -5.9 -2.9 0.9 1.4 -4.4
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment C25 1.8 -8.1 -17.4 -7.4 15.1 -9.9
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products C26 1.8 23.1 -20.5 -2.5 40.3 -18.4
Manufacture of electrical equipment C27 9.1 10.5 0.9 7.2 -4.9 -5.5
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. C28 0.7 6.0 -4.1 1.6 9.3 -9.6
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers C29 0.6 3.1 -2.0 -4.2 9.2 -0.3
Manufacture of other transport equipment C30 4.6 -7.8 13.6 6.8 -9.6 -27.3
Manufacture of furniture C31 1.1 -3.7 3.0 -1.9 2.1 -8.0
Other manufacturing C32 12.6 -6.7 4.3 -5.5 -3.3 -3.6
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment C33 1.8 12.5 -3.6 -3.8 3.7 9.3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply D -7.9 15.7 4.2 7.0 -5.5 5.2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply D35 -7.9 15.7 4.2 7.0 -5.5 5.2
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 II.2026 III.2026 IV.2026 V.2026 VI.2026 VII.2026*
Industry B_TO_E36 -8.7 4.7 -3.8 -5.3 -2.5 -6.8
Mining and quarrying B -23.2 -27.3 -33.6 -33.1 -49.0 -36.1
Mining of coal and lignite B05 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas  B06 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Mining of metal ores B07 -22.0 -29.9 -38.9 -37.3 -55.1 -43.3
Other mining and quarrying B08 12.7 13.2 4.6 1.3 -4.5 0.8
Mining support service activities   B09 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Manufacturing C 0.0 3.9 -0.3 -4.5 1.4 -7.3
Manufacture of food products C10 -0.3 8.2 3.9 -4.0 4.6 -1.9
Manufacture of beverages C11 0.8 1.8 -6.8 -4.4 1.9 -2.3
Manufacture of tobacco products C12 47.3 22.3 3.4 12.7 17.8 50.6
Manufacture of textiles C13 -3.8 -11.4 -5.8 -13.7 -1.8 -14.3
Manufacture of wearing apparel C14 -5.9 -10.3 -4.2 -4.5 -19.2 -6.9
Manufacture of leather and related products C15 -23.1 -25.1 -32.0 -33.2 -30.8 -25.9
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials C16 -15.3 -1.3 -7.4 4.9 -1.4 0.5
Manufacture of paper and paper products C17 -4.9 2.4 0.6 -2.3 0.1 2.0
Printing and reproduction of recorded media C18 0.4 -6.3 6.9 -4.4 -6.0 -3.4
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products   C19 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products C20 0.5 1.8 5.6 -7.7 2.1 -11.2
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations C21 19.9 21.0 20.7 14.9 -10.8 12.3
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products C22 3.5 3.6 1.7 8.7 -2.6 -1.7
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products C23 -4.1 -4.0 6.7 -0.9 3.0 -9.8
Manufacture of basic metals C24 15.2 5.3 4.9 4.6 11.0 -4.4
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment C25 5.5 -14.6 -25.9 -34.0 -7.2 -29.5
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products C26 0.2 14.2 6.3 -2.9 39.6 16.3
Manufacture of electrical equipment C27 6.3 16.9 8.0 23.5 19.2 13.4
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. C28 -2.6 2.7 4.2 3.4 18.4 5.8
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers C29 -15.8 -15.7 -15.6 -23.8 -9.6 -9.7
Manufacture of other transport equipment C30 -31.6 -13.8 -16.7 -0.7 -2.2 -23.3
Manufacture of furniture C31 8.4 -9.5 6.8 -3.6 9.9 -3.0
Other manufacturing C32 -10.0 -1.4 -11.1 -15.8 -6.4 -20.9
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment C33 -0.6 18.0 7.5 12.7 0.1 9.3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply D -36.6 35.7 -10.3 8.1 8.7 16.7
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply D35 -36.6 35.7 -10.3 8.1 8.7 16.7
Calendar-adjusted.
* Preliminary data.
'..' - Confidential datа.

Table 3

Industrial Production Indices (Seasonally adjusted, 2021 = 100)
NACE.BG - 2008 VII.2025 VІІІ.2025 ІX.2025 X.2025 XI.2025 ХІІ.2025 І.2026 ІІ.2026 ІІІ.2026 ІV.2026 V.2026 VI.2026 VII.2026*
B_TO_E36 91.6 91.9 94.5 92.3 91.0 90.9 87.6 89.0 93.7 89.4 88.9 88.8 86.2
B 86.4 93.9 89.9 78.2 96.1 81.9 66.5 62.6 61.4 55.7 56.4 50.2 55.0
B05 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
B06 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
B07 101.3 105.2 108.7 102.8 111.3 97.5 84.3 71.9 69.9 62.5 61.3 48.1 60.6
B08 76.6 79.5 76.5 71.1 74.6 79.1 76.9 76.5 82.3 80.9 76.8 71.3 77.2
B09 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
C 101.1 101.7 103.9 100.3 101.8 102.0 97.6 101.7 103.8 99.8 98.7 99.7 95.4
C10 89.9 89.6 85.2 84.5 90.1 90.0 86.8 88.0 95.8 93.6 90.8 91.8 87.7
C11 91.0 90.6 92.2 89.0 95.1 99.7 94.3 98.5 96.1 90.4 92.2 95.3 90.0
C12 92.6 87.9 103.6 85.5 88.2 110.5 123.8 118.1 111.4 111.8 115.8 116.3 136.0
C13 54.9 52.4 48.4 51.5 54.5 50.0 43.8 51.5 47.1 49.9 45.1 46.6 46.6
C14 71.2 70.3 70.6 73.7 70.3 73.6 72.6 72.0 67.2 72.3 68.7 64.1 66.8
C15 57.6 63.9 68.5 64.1 61.9 61.4 42.7 46.5 45.0 45.9 44.4 44.2 43.4
C16 77.6 78.6 81.1 76.3 77.8 82.0 84.7 73.9 82.4 76.9 81.9 77.7 78.3
C17 72.5 71.2 71.7 72.8 68.2 69.0 71.6 72.4 75.5 73.8 70.1 70.7 74.1
C18 88.1 90.2 87.8 88.9 81.4 87.3 84.1 88.3 87.3 94.6 87.4 87.0 85.7
C19 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
C20 92.2 96.8 91.9 84.8 89.1 91.4 95.7 94.3 94.5 96.0 90.8 90.7 82.1
C21 115.3 124.4 123.8 118.9 124.9 110.8 119.4 126.4 135.6 128.7 128.2 117.4 127.4
C22 78.4 77.3 80.2 77.8 82.3 77.2 81.6 82.6 83.1 83.4 84.9 79.4 78.5
C23 106.6 105.7 107.5 103.8 107.5 99.9 94.2 95.9 99.9 101.9 104.6 105.5 96.7
C24 77.2 73.4 77.6 82.1 81.2 72.5 81.5 84.3 79.3 77.0 77.6 78.7 75.2
C25 170.0 179.9 188.8 172.6 151.4 164.4 163.5 166.5 153.0 126.4 117.0 134.8 121.5
C26 102.2 107.6 124.4 109.9 114.0 130.0 107.2 109.1 134.4 106.8 104.1 146.1 119.2
C27 96.8 98.8 102.9 102.8 125.2 156.5 94.3 102.8 113.6 114.7 123.0 117.0 110.6
C28 91.8 99.0 96.7 95.5 97.3 102.6 95.3 96.0 101.8 97.6 99.1 108.3 98.0
C29 112.6 104.6 108.9 112.0 99.8 105.6 94.8 95.4 98.4 96.4 92.3 100.8 100.5
C30 68.0 65.7 89.9 97.7 81.9 84.2 77.7 81.3 75.0 85.2 91.0 82.3 59.8
C31 89.3 94.3 98.7 102.9 96.0 94.1 94.3 95.3 91.8 94.6 92.8 94.7 87.2
C32 128.9 111.8 125.1 134.0 116.8 133.8 106.4 119.8 111.7 116.5 110.1 106.5 102.7
C33 118.4 125.8 131.5 102.1 114.1 107.4 106.3 108.2 121.7 117.4 112.9 117.1 128.0
D 63.1 53.8 62.3 68.6 44.9 58.4 58.8 54.2 62.7 65.3 69.9 66.1 69.5
D35 63.1 53.8 62.3 68.6 44.9 58.4 58.8 54.2 62.7 65.3 69.9 66.1 69.5
* Preliminary data.
'..' - Confidential data.

Table 4

Industrial Production Indices (Calendar-adjusted, 2021 = 100)
NACE.BG - 2008 VII.2025 VІІІ.2025 ІX.2025 X.2025 XI.2025 ХІІ.2025 І.2026 ІІ.2026 ІІІ.2026 ІV.2026 V.2026 VI.2026 VII.2026*
B_TO_E36 94.4 89.7 96.8 98.1 95.4 94.9 81.8 82.8 96.1 85.7 84.4 90.5 88.0
B 82.5 94.2 96.9 85.5 104.0 92.6 63.2 57.7 59.5 50.1 51.4 47.9 52.7
B05 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
B06 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
B07 96.5 112.6 117.7 97.8 122.5 108.7 75.5 66.1 66.8 55.3 57.3 51.0 54.7
B08 80.5 83.5 81.4 79.9 83.8 80.4 56.1 59.4 78.8 79.6 80.2 75.0 81.1
B09 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
C 104.9 98.4 106.9 108.4 106.5 101.4 86.9 93.2 107.8 97.6 96.2 104.8 97.3
C10 89.8 91.2 88.2 93.4 94.2 93.0 78.6 76.8 95.9 91.0 86.7 93.3 88.1
C11 111.3 110.5 103.5 81.4 87.6 96.5 70.1 73.1 88.0 86.7 92.8 115.2 108.7
C12 118.1 90.2 114.6 89.0 81.3 100.6 88.1 93.3 117.9 131.6 134.6 142.6 177.9
C13 56.4 43.8 49.2 54.7 58.9 44.7 38.7 52.1 50.1 50.9 47.4 50.0 48.3
C14 80.4 65.6 69.3 78.2 72.4 71.8 76.8 72.7 65.0 66.8 62.6 68.7 74.9
C15 61.9 51.2 68.7 71.5 71.4 57.7 41.8 45.0 46.8 45.8 41.4 47.0 45.9
C16 82.3 75.9 84.1 81.0 84.4 77.7 74.2 65.5 84.5 76.6 85.7 80.9 82.8
C17 76.6 66.4 72.0 81.2 73.4 62.5 67.6 67.4 78.9 71.4 69.5 74.1 78.2
C18 86.8 83.4 84.2 95.2 91.6 92.9 74.9 79.8 89.6 95.2 88.0 91.3 83.9
C19 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
C20 93.0 92.7 90.8 85.0 91.7 90.5 90.4 89.6 103.6 97.8 90.2 93.4 82.6
C21 112.1 116.1 116.2 125.9 131.2 110.1 116.8 115.3 151.2 128.2 123.1 126.5 125.9
C22 81.7 72.3 82.9 84.1 86.3 69.3 75.6 78.2 87.6 83.2 86.1 83.3 80.3
C23 115.6 108.7 113.1 113.7 115.3 92.2 69.5 79.8 99.1 102.5 111.9 112.3 104.3
C24 78.2 66.8 76.5 89.6 86.9 63.0 80.7 82.8 84.6 76.7 79.1 80.3 74.8
C25 182.9 177.7 192.5 184.0 164.0 169.5 130.7 147.3 154.4 125.6 109.9 136.7 129.0
C26 104.8 94.5 128.3 122.1 120.6 126.3 98.2 104.9 146.0 102.9 95.8 159.8 121.8
C27 100.2 91.4 105.8 108.7 128.2 136.6 85.2 102.0 119.9 116.6 118.0 126.5 113.6
C28 93.6 87.7 98.5 103.5 101.8 100.0 85.1 93.1 110.5 98.6 96.1 116.1 99.0
C29 106.6 92.1 108.1 119.4 106.6 93.5 95.1 96.8 105.9 97.0 91.0 105.3 96.3
C30 62.9 59.4 88.7 112.8 79.9 75.5 62.5 85.0 70.4 92.0 97.3 89.3 48.2
C31 91.8 89.8 99.7 111.9 100.3 91.1 81.5 91.0 93.3 93.9 90.2 99.6 89.0
C32 130.5 110.0 130.3 149.0 124.1 123.1 90.5 105.6 111.7 113.4 108.8 120.7 103.2
C33 120.0 123.3 141.0 106.5 124.2 141.9 78.4 91.4 121.8 106.7 105.4 120.7 131.1
D 59.8 52.6 58.0 65.8 49.1 70.2 71.1 57.5 72.4 56.9 55.5 57.0 69.8
D35 59.8 52.6 58.0 65.8 49.1 70.2 71.1 57.5 72.4 56.9 55.5 57.0 69.8
* Preliminary data.
'..' - Confidential data.

Detailed data can be found on the website of NSI at the sections:
Industrial Production Indices