Datasource:
Index of Industrial Production (formal activity)
Period:
January, 2025 to December 2025
In March 2025, the industrial output (formal sector) increased by 5.0% compared to March 2024, against an increase of 9.4% on annual average basis.
Activities performed as follows:
- Mining and quarrying increased by 4.1%
- Manufacturing increased by 1.7%
- Electricity increased by 23.2%; and
- Water & waste management increased by 1.4%.
The output of manufacturing activities increased by 1.7 percent. The increase in manufacturing activities is due to a 7.8 percent increase in manufacturing of food processing, and a 19.3 percent increase in Furniture & other manufacturing.
However, Manufacturing of textiles, clothing & leather goods decreased by 11.2 percent and manufacturing of wood & paper and printing decreased by 8.2 percent.