Industrial production up by 2.3% in February
According to Statistics Estonia, in February 2025, the total production of industrial enterprises increased by 2.3% at constant prices compared with February 2024. Among the three main sectors, output increased by 1.6% in manufacturing and by 6% in energy production but decreased by 14.3% in mining.
Helle Bunder, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that, in February, there was an increase in total industrial production as well as in the volume of manufacturing production. “The rise in manufacturing production was mainly due to the 7.3% increase in the manufacture of food products, where output was boosted significantly by the manufacture of milk and manufacture of other food products, including sugar, sugar confectionery, prepared meals, tea and coffee, and spices,” explained Bunder.
In February, the volume of industrial production increased in nearly half of manufacturing activities. Looking at the larger industries, there was an increase in output in the manufacture of food products (7.3%), shale oil (9.2%), electrical equipment (8.3%), and furniture (9.8%). Among the major industries, output decreased in the manufacture of wood (3.9%), fabricated metal products (2.3%), basic metals (2.2%), and to a smaller degree also in the manufacture of computers and electronic products (0.9%).
In February, 67.6% of the total production of manufacturing was sold to the external market.
Compared with February 2024, the sales of manufacturing production increased by 3.4% at current prices according to working-day adjusted data. Domestic sales grew by 2% and export sales by 4.2%.
In energy production, the volume of electricity production (in megawatt-hours) increased by 21%, while the production of heat decreased by 1.4% in February.
In February compared with January, the seasonally adjusted total industrial production grew by 5.8% and the production of manufacturing by 3.1%.
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.
Information about various industrial activities can be found on the business dashboards and in the map application.
See also the industry section on our website. More detailed data have been published in the statistical database.
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