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 2025 | On April 2024 | Annual averag e | ||
| Mining and quarrying | 13.0% | -27.8% | 3.6% | 1.5% |
| Manufacturing of: | ||||
| Food processing | 23.9% | 22.2% | 4.5% | 10.7% |
| Beveragesand tobacco | 17.0% | -5.6% | 0.9% | 4.3% |
| Textiles,clothing & leathergoods | 4.5% | 9.2% | 2.8% | -10.1% |
| Wood, paper; and printing | 2.6% | 80.4% | 0.9% | -2.3% |
Chemicals, rubber,& plastic products |
5.7% |
21.7% |
-2.3% |
4.8% |
| Non-metallic mineral products | 5.1% | 91.8% | -6.1% | -9.4% |
| Metal products, machinery & equipment | 4.5% |
24.7% |
0.7% |
12.8% |
| Furnitureand other manufacturing | 3.4% | -14.6% | 1.4% | 4.2% |
| Electricity | 18.9% | -18.5% | 0.4% | 23.1% |
| Water & waste management | 1.4% | -5.1% | 0.6% | 11.7% |
| General Index | 100% | 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 %.