Industrial production down by 1.1% in October
According to Statistics Estonia, in October 2025, the total production of industrial enterprises decreased by 1.1% at constant prices compared with October 2024. Among the three main sectors, output increased by 5.4% in mining and by 0.3% in electricity production but decreased by 1.4% in manufacturing.
Helle Bunder, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that manufacturing production in October decreased for the second month in a row. “Although the volume of industrial production was up in half of the manufacturing activities in October, the overall volume of the sector declined, mainly due to a decrease in the production of computers and electronic products (3.1%), food products (1.9%), and electrical equipment (6.8%). A slight drop was also seen in the manufacture of wood, at 0.8%,” Bunder added.
“The decline in the production of computers and electronic products is primarily due to the high reference base of the previous year, i.e. the large production volumes in October 2024. The fall in food production was mainly driven by a 3.8% decline in meat production and a 6.9% drop in the production of fish,” noted Bunder.
Looking at the larger industries, there was an increase in output in the manufacture of fabricated metal products (3.7%), building materials (10.3%), and furniture (9.9%).
In October 2025, 66.3% of the total production of manufacturing was sold to the external market.
Compared with October 2024, the sales of manufacturing production remained almost unchanged, decreasing by 0.1% according to working-day adjusted data.
“Estonian industrial enterprises sold less of their production to external markets than last year, and export volumes fell by 2.2%. However, domestic sales rose by 3.9%,” Bunder stated.
In October compared with September, the seasonally adjusted total industrial production grew by 2.4% and the production of manufacturing by 1%.
In energy production, the volume of electricity production (in megawatt-hours) decreased by 8.4%, whereas the production of heat increased by 3.9% in October.
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 sectors: 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 December are published. The indicator values may change if there are any revisions made in the data sources after this date.
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