Index of Industrial Production - April 2025

In April 2025, the formal sector industrial output increased by 0.8% compared to April 2024, while the annual average growth rate was 6.9%.

Activities performed as follows:

  • Mining and quarrying increased by 3.6%;
  • Manufacturing increased by 4.6%;
  • Electricity increased by 0.4%;  
  • Water & waste management increased by 0.6%.

TABLE: Growth of sectors 

 

Activity

 

Weights

% Changes in April 2025
On March  2025On April  2024Annual averag e
Mining and quarrying13.0%-27.8%3.6%1.5%
Manufacturing of:    
Food processing23.9%22.2%4.5%10.7%
Beveragesand tobacco17.0%-5.6%0.9%4.3%
Textiles,clothing & leathergoods4.5%9.2%2.8%-10.1%
Wood, paper; and printing2.6%80.4%0.9%-2.3%

Chemicals, rubber,& plastic

products

 

5.7%

 

21.7%

 

-2.3%

 

4.8%

Non-metallic mineral products5.1%91.8%-6.1%-9.4%
Metal products, machinery & equipment4.5%

 

24.7%

 

0.7%

 

12.8%

Furnitureand other manufacturing3.4%-14.6%1.4%4.2%
Electricity18.9%-18.5%0.4%23.1%
Water & waste management1.4%-5.1%0.6%11.7%
General Index100%10.1%0.8%6.9%

The output of manufacturing activities increased by 4.6 %. The increase in manufacturing activities is due to a 4.5 % increase in manufacturing of food processing, and a 0.9 % increase in manufacturing of beverages & tobacco. 

However, manufacturing of non-metallic mineral products decreased by 6.1 % and manufacturing of chemicals, rubber & plastic products decreased by 2.3 %.

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