Industrial production indices - August 2026

Industrial production indices - August 2026

The index of industrial production in August 2026 increased by 0.7% compared to the previous month. The data are preliminary and seasonally adjusted.

Compared to August 2025, a decline of 5.4% was registered in the calendar-adjusted index of industrial production.

 

Monthly changes

In August 2026 compared to July 2026, an increase was observed in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - by 10.7%, and in the manufacturing industry - by 0.8%, while a decrease was registered in the mining and quarrying industry - by 19.7%.

A more significant increase in the manufacturing industry was recorded in manufacture of leather and related products - by 48.2%, manufacture of other transport equipment - by 14.4%, and in the manufacture of chemicals and chemical products - by 13.4%.

A decline was registered in the other manufacturing - by 15.0%, and in manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment - by 12.0%.

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 54.1%, and in the manufacturing industry - by 6.1%, while an increase was registered in the in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - by 42.4%.

In the manufacturing industry, significant decrease compared to August 2025 was registered in: manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment - by 41.3%, other manufacturing - by 22.4%, manufacture of textiles - by 22.0%.  

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 III.2026 IV.2026 V.2026 VI.2026 VII.2026 VIII.2026*
Industry B_TO_E36 5.2 -4.6 -0.5 -0.1 -2.9 0.7
Mining and quarrying B -2.0 -9.2 1.1 -10.9 8.6 -19.7
Mining of coal and lignite B05 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas  B06 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Mining of metal ores B07 -2.8 -10.7 -1.9 -21.6 24.9 -28.5
Other mining and quarrying B08 7.5 -1.8 -5.1 -7.1 7.5 -10.7
Mining support service activities   B09 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Manufacturing C 2.1 -3.9 -1.1 1.1 -4.5 0.8
Manufacture of food products C10 8.9 -2.3 -3.0 1.1 -4.3 7.4
Manufacture of beverages C11 -2.4 -5.9 2.0 3.4 -6.4 -2.5
Manufacture of tobacco products C12 -5.7 0.4 3.5 0.4 26.4 -6.3
Manufacture of textiles C13 -8.5 6.0 -9.6 3.3 -3.7 -6.8
Manufacture of wearing apparel C14 -6.7 7.5 -4.9 -6.7 2.0 -5.4
Manufacture of leather and related products C15 -3.3 2.0 -3.3 -0.5 -1.7 48.2
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials C16 11.5 -6.7 6.5 -5.1 0.9 -0.5
Manufacture of paper and paper products C17 4.2 -2.1 -5.1 1.0 4.4 -1.9
Printing and reproduction of recorded media C18 -1.1 8.3 -7.5 -0.5 -1.3 6.0
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products   C19 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products C20 0.2 1.5 -5.4 -0.1 -9.7 13.4
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations C21 7.3 -5.1 -0.4 -8.4 8.5 1.6
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products C22 0.6 0.3 1.9 -6.6 -0.4 0.5
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products C23 4.1 2.1 2.7 0.8 -8.0 1.8
Manufacture of basic metals C24 -5.9 -2.9 0.9 1.4 -5.3 -8.0
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment C25 -8.1 -17.4 -7.4 15.1 -9.6 -12.0
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products C26 23.1 -20.5 -2.5 40.3 -19.0 2.0
Manufacture of electrical equipment C27 10.5 0.9 7.2 -4.9 -4.7 5.8
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. C28 6.0 -4.1 1.6 9.3 -10.0 -2.1
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers C29 3.1 -2.0 -4.2 9.2 -0.3 -2.7
Manufacture of other transport equipment C30 -7.8 13.6 6.8 -9.6 -26.0 14.4
Manufacture of furniture C31 -3.7 3.0 -1.9 2.1 -8.0 -4.4
Other manufacturing C32 -6.7 4.3 -5.5 -3.3 -4.0 -15.0
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment C33 12.5 -3.6 -3.8 3.7 9.3 -3.6
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply D 15.7 4.2 7.0 -5.5 8.4 10.7
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply D35 15.7 4.2 7.0 -5.5 8.4 10.7
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 III.2026 IV.2026 V.2026 VI.2026 VII.2026 VIII.2026*
Industry B_TO_E36 4.7 -3.8 -5.3 -2.5 -6.8 -5.4
Mining and quarrying B -27.3 -33.6 -33.1 -49.0 -36.0 -54.1
Mining of coal and lignite B05 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas  B06 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Mining of metal ores B07 -29.9 -38.9 -37.3 -55.1 -43.3 -62.0
Other mining and quarrying B08 13.2 4.6 1.3 -4.5 0.7 -15.0
Mining support service activities   B09 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Manufacturing C 3.9 -0.3 -4.5 1.4 -7.2 -6.1
Manufacture of food products C10 8.2 3.9 -4.0 4.6 -2.1 6.0
Manufacture of beverages C11 1.8 -6.8 -4.4 1.9 -2.8 -6.5
Manufacture of tobacco products C12 22.3 3.4 12.7 17.8 50.6 64.6
Manufacture of textiles C13 -11.4 -5.8 -13.7 -1.8 -17.6 -22.0
Manufacture of wearing apparel C14 -10.3 -4.2 -4.5 -19.2 -9.4 -15.0
Manufacture of leather and related products C15 -25.1 -32.0 -33.2 -30.8 -25.9 0.3
Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials C16 -1.3 -7.4 4.9 -1.4 0.6 -0.7
Manufacture of paper and paper products C17 2.4 0.6 -2.3 0.1 1.6 2.1
Printing and reproduction of recorded media C18 -6.3 6.9 -4.4 -6.0 -3.4 1.6
Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products   C19 .. .. .. .. .. ..
Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products C20 1.8 5.6 -7.7 2.1 -11.5 -3.8
Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and pharmaceutical preparations C21 21.0 20.7 14.9 -10.8 12.3 5.3
Manufacture of rubber and plastic products C22 3.6 1.7 8.7 -2.6 -0.9 1.5
Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products C23 -4.0 6.7 -0.9 3.0 -9.4 -6.0
Manufacture of basic metals C24 5.3 4.9 4.6 11.0 -4.4 -10.1
Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment C25 -14.6 -25.9 -34.0 -7.2 -28.7 -41.3
Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products C26 14.2 6.3 -2.9 39.6 15.4 12.3
Manufacture of electrical equipment C27 16.9 8.0 23.5 19.2 14.3 19.4
Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. C28 2.7 4.2 3.4 18.4 5.7 -4.6
Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers C29 -15.7 -15.6 -23.8 -9.6 -9.7 -6.7
Manufacture of other transport equipment C30 -13.8 -16.7 -0.7 -2.2 -20.5 2.5
Manufacture of furniture C31 -9.5 6.8 -3.6 9.9 -2.6 -15.1
Other manufacturing C32 -1.4 -11.1 -15.8 -6.4 -20.9 -22.4
Repair and installation of machinery and equipment C33 18.0 7.5 12.7 0.1 9.2 -1.2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply D 35.7 -10.3 8.1 8.7 16.1 42.4
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply D35 35.7 -10.3 8.1 8.7 16.1 42.4
Calendar-adjusted.
* Preliminary data.
'..' - Confidential datа.

Table 3

Industrial Production Indices (Seasonally adjusted, 2021 = 100)
NACE.BG - 2008 VІІІ.2025 ІX.2025 X.2025 XI.2025 ХІІ.2025 І.2026 ІІ.2026 ІІІ.2026 ІV.2026 V.2026 VI.2026 VII.2026 VІІІ.2026*
B_TO_E36 91.9 94.5 92.3 91.0 90.9 87.6 89.0 93.7 89.4 88.9 88.8 86.2 86.9
B 93.9 89.9 78.2 96.1 81.9 66.5 62.6 61.4 55.7 56.4 50.2 54.6 43.8
B05 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
B06 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
B07 105.2 108.7 102.8 111.3 97.5 84.3 71.9 69.9 62.5 61.3 48.1 60.0 42.9
B08 79.5 76.5 71.1 74.6 79.1 76.9 76.5 82.3 80.9 76.8 71.3 76.7 68.5
B09 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
C 101.7 103.9 100.3 101.8 102.0 97.6 101.7 103.8 99.8 98.7 99.7 95.3 96.0
C10 89.6 85.2 84.5 90.1 90.0 86.8 88.0 95.8 93.6 90.8 91.8 87.8 94.3
C11 90.6 92.2 89.0 95.1 99.7 94.3 98.5 96.1 90.4 92.2 95.3 89.2 86.9
C12 87.9 103.6 85.5 88.2 110.5 123.8 118.1 111.4 111.8 115.8 116.3 147.0 137.8
C13 52.4 48.4 51.5 54.5 50.0 43.8 51.5 47.1 49.9 45.1 46.6 44.8 41.8
C14 70.3 70.6 73.7 70.3 73.6 72.6 72.0 67.2 72.3 68.7 64.1 65.4 61.8
C15 63.9 68.5 64.1 61.9 61.4 42.7 46.5 45.0 45.9 44.4 44.2 43.4 64.4
C16 78.6 81.1 76.3 77.8 82.0 84.7 73.9 82.4 76.9 81.9 77.7 78.4 78.0
C17 71.2 71.7 72.8 68.2 69.0 71.6 72.4 75.5 73.8 70.1 70.7 73.8 72.4
C18 90.2 87.8 88.9 81.4 87.3 84.1 88.3 87.3 94.6 87.4 87.0 85.9 91.1
C19 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
C20 96.8 91.9 84.8 89.1 91.4 95.7 94.3 94.5 96.0 90.8 90.7 81.9 92.8
C21 124.4 123.8 118.9 124.9 110.8 119.4 126.4 135.6 128.7 128.2 117.4 127.5 129.5
C22 77.3 80.2 77.8 82.3 77.2 81.6 82.6 83.1 83.4 84.9 79.4 79.0 79.4
C23 105.7 107.5 103.8 107.5 99.9 94.2 95.9 99.9 101.9 104.6 105.5 97.0 98.7
C24 73.4 77.6 82.1 81.2 72.5 81.5 84.3 79.3 77.0 77.6 78.7 74.5 68.6
C25 179.9 188.8 172.6 151.4 164.4 163.5 166.5 153.0 126.4 117.0 134.8 121.8 107.2
C26 107.6 124.4 109.9 114.0 130.0 107.2 109.1 134.4 106.8 104.1 146.1 118.4 120.8
C27 98.8 102.9 102.8 125.2 156.5 94.3 102.8 113.6 114.7 123.0 117.0 111.5 117.9
C28 99.0 96.7 95.5 97.3 102.6 95.3 96.0 101.8 97.6 99.1 108.3 97.5 95.4
C29 104.6 108.9 112.0 99.8 105.6 94.8 95.4 98.4 96.4 92.3 100.8 100.5 97.8
C30 65.7 89.9 97.7 81.9 84.2 77.7 81.3 75.0 85.2 91.0 82.3 60.8 69.6
C31 94.3 98.7 102.9 96.0 94.1 94.3 95.3 91.8 94.6 92.8 94.7 87.2 83.3
C32 111.8 125.1 134.0 116.8 133.8 106.4 119.8 111.7 116.5 110.1 106.5 102.3 87.0
C33 125.8 131.5 102.1 114.1 107.4 106.3 108.2 121.7 117.4 112.9 117.1 128.0 123.4
D 53.8 62.3 68.6 44.9 58.4 58.8 54.2 62.7 65.3 69.9 66.1 71.6 79.2
D35 53.8 62.3 68.6 44.9 58.4 58.8 54.2 62.7 65.3 69.9 66.1 71.6 79.2
* Preliminary data.
'..' - Confidential data.

Table 4

Industrial Production Indices (Calendar-adjusted, 2021 = 100)
NACE.BG - 2008 VІІІ.2025 ІX.2025 X.2025 XI.2025 ХІІ.2025 І.2026 ІІ.2026 ІІІ.2026 ІV.2026 V.2026 VI.2026 VII.2026 VІІІ.2026*
B_TO_E36 89.7 96.8 98.1 95.4 94.9 81.8 82.8 96.1 85.7 84.4 90.5 88.0 84.9
B 94.2 96.9 85.5 104.0 92.6 63.2 57.7 59.5 50.1 51.4 47.9 52.8 43.3
B05 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
B06 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
B07 112.6 117.7 97.8 122.5 108.7 75.5 66.1 66.8 55.3 57.3 51.0 54.7 42.8
B08 83.5 81.4 79.9 83.8 80.4 56.1 59.4 78.8 79.6 80.2 75.0 81.0 71.0
B09 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
C 98.4 106.9 108.4 106.5 101.4 86.9 93.2 107.8 97.6 96.2 104.8 97.3 92.4
C10 91.2 88.2 93.4 94.2 93.0 78.6 76.8 95.9 91.0 86.7 93.3 88.0 96.7
C11 110.5 103.5 81.4 87.6 96.5 70.1 73.1 88.0 86.7 92.8 115.2 108.2 103.4
C12 90.2 114.6 89.0 81.3 100.6 88.1 93.3 117.9 131.6 134.6 142.6 177.9 148.4
C13 43.8 49.2 54.7 58.9 44.7 38.7 52.1 50.1 50.9 47.4 50.0 46.4 34.2
C14 65.6 69.3 78.2 72.4 71.8 76.8 72.7 65.0 66.8 62.6 68.7 72.8 55.7
C15 51.2 68.7 71.5 71.4 57.7 41.8 45.0 46.8 45.8 41.4 47.0 45.9 51.4
C16 75.9 84.1 81.0 84.4 77.7 74.2 65.5 84.5 76.6 85.7 80.9 82.8 75.3
C17 66.4 72.0 81.2 73.4 62.5 67.6 67.4 78.9 71.4 69.5 74.1 77.9 67.9
C18 83.4 84.2 95.2 91.6 92.9 74.9 79.8 89.6 95.2 88.0 91.3 83.9 84.7
C19 .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..
C20 92.7 90.8 85.0 91.7 90.5 90.4 89.6 103.6 97.8 90.2 93.4 82.3 89.2
C21 116.1 116.2 125.9 131.2 110.1 116.8 115.3 151.2 128.2 123.1 126.5 125.9 122.3
C22 72.3 82.9 84.1 86.3 69.3 75.6 78.2 87.6 83.2 86.1 83.3 81.0 73.3
C23 108.7 113.1 113.7 115.3 92.2 69.5 79.8 99.1 102.5 111.9 112.3 104.8 102.2
C24 66.8 76.5 89.6 86.9 63.0 80.7 82.8 84.6 76.7 79.1 80.3 74.8 60.1
C25 177.7 192.5 184.0 164.0 169.5 130.7 147.3 154.4 125.6 109.9 136.7 130.4 104.3
C26 94.5 128.3 122.1 120.6 126.3 98.2 104.9 146.0 102.9 95.8 159.8 120.9 106.1
C27 91.4 105.8 108.7 128.2 136.6 85.2 102.0 119.9 116.6 118.0 126.5 114.5 109.2
C28 87.7 98.5 103.5 101.8 100.0 85.1 93.1 110.5 98.6 96.1 116.1 98.9 83.6
C29 92.1 108.1 119.4 106.6 93.5 95.1 96.8 105.9 97.0 91.0 105.3 96.3 86.0
C30 59.4 88.7 112.8 79.9 75.5 62.5 85.0 70.4 92.0 97.3 89.3 50.0 60.9
C31 89.8 99.7 111.9 100.3 91.1 81.5 91.0 93.3 93.9 90.2 99.6 89.3 76.3
C32 110.0 130.3 149.0 124.1 123.1 90.5 105.6 111.7 113.4 108.8 120.7 103.3 85.4
C33 123.3 141.0 106.5 124.2 141.9 78.4 91.4 121.8 106.7 105.4 120.7 131.1 121.8
D 52.6 58.0 65.8 49.1 70.2 71.1 57.5 72.4 56.9 55.5 57.0 69.4 74.9
D35 52.6 58.0 65.8 49.1 70.2 71.1 57.5 72.4 56.9 55.5 57.0 69.4 74.9
* Preliminary data.
'..' - Confidential data.

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