In July, industrial output started to grow

Riin Kadarik, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that manufacturing output, which had declined for five months in a row, started to rise again in July. “Manufacturing production was boosted by the manufacture of wood, the biggest manufacturing industry, where output increased by 10.8% compared with July last year. Nearly half of the increase in output in this activity was contributed by the manufacture of solid fuels from vegetable biomass. There was also a significant growth in the manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. where output grew by 30.3%. This was mainly due to the production of lifting equipment and special-purpose machinery,” added Kadarik.

In July, the volume of industrial production increased in two thirds of the manufacturing activities. Looking at the other major industries, output increased by 4% in the manufacture of electrical equipment and by 3% in the manufacture of computers, electronic and optical products. “The output of the manufacture of food products showed growth for the first time this year – it grew by 1.5% in July. The last time that output in this activity increased was in December 2025,” noted Kadarik. 

Among the major activities, the manufacture of fabricated metal products saw a fall in the volume of production for the second consecutive month – in July, its output fell by 0.9%. 

In July, 65.2% of the total production of manufacturing was sold to the external market. This share was a little higher in June.

Compared with July 2025, the sales of manufacturing production increased by 7.9% at current prices according to working-day adjusted data. Domestic sales increased by 8.6% and export sales by 7.5%.

In July compared with June, the seasonally adjusted total industrial production rose by 0.9% and the production of manufacturing by 0.2%.

The output of the energy sector was up by 16% in July at constant prices. Based on the volume of production (in megawatt-hours), electricity production increased by 9.6% and heat production by 13.2% year on year. “The increase in electricity production in July was mainly due to greater domestic production, as imports remained similar to last year’s level,” said Kadarik.

Volume index of industrial production – an index that expresses the change in the volume of industrial production at constant prices compared with the base period. The producer price index is used for calculating the production values at constant prices.

Value index of industrial sales – an index that expresses the change in the value of sold industrial production at current prices compared with the base period.

Industry is the largest sector of the economy and an important driver of economic growth. The index of industrial production covers the economic indicators of three industrial activities: mining, energy production, and manufacturing.

Statistics Estonia performs the statistical activity “Production indices” for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications with the aim to determine the economic situation in Estonia.

Data as at 4 September 2026 are published. The indicator values may change if there are any revisions made in the data sources after this date.

Information about various industrial activities can be found on the business dashboards. See also the industry section on our website. More detailed data have been published in the statistical database. 

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