Argentina's industrial production fell 2.8% year-on-year in April 2026, reversing a 5% increase in the previous month. Twelve of the 16 manufacturing sectors posted annual declines. The largest drags came from machinery and equipment (-20.2%), textiles (-22.2%), apparel, leather and footwear (-15.9%), basic metals (-11.2%), motor vehicles and auto parts (-10.7%), and food and beverages (-2.4%). Smaller declines were recorded in other equipment and instruments (-11.4%), non-metallic minerals (-6.4%), rubber and plastics (-5.1%), furniture and other manufacturing (-5.1%), metal products (-1.4%), and other transport equipment (-2.1%). Partly offsetting the weakness, output rose in chemicals (16.7%), petroleum refining (5.6%), tobacco products (6.5%), and wood, paper and printing (4.1%). source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC)

Industrial Production in Argentina decreased 2.80 percent in April of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Industrial Production in Argentina averaged 1.55 percent from 1995 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 56.20 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -33.20 percent in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Argentina Industrial Production - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Argentina Industrial Production - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.

Industrial Production in Argentina decreased 2.80 percent in April of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Industrial Production in Argentina is expected to be 0.20 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Argentina Industrial Production is projected to trend around 2.80 percent in 2027 and 1.60 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-07 07:00 PM
Industrial Production YoY
Mar 5% -8.6% -2.8%
2026-06-09 07:00 PM
Industrial Production YoY
Apr -2.8% 5.1% 3.0%
2026-07-08 07:00 PM
Industrial Production YoY
May -2.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Capacity Utilization 59.90 59.80 percent Apr 2026
Changes in Inventories -32029.00 17704.00 ARS Million Mar 2026
Industrial Production YoY -2.80 5.10 percent Apr 2026
Industrial Production Mom -2.10 3.70 percent Apr 2026


Argentina Industrial Production
In Argentina, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy such as manufacturing, mining, and utilities.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-2.80 5.10 56.20 -33.20 1995 - 2026 percent Monthly
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Argentina Industrial Output Falls in April
Argentina's industrial production fell 2.8% year-on-year in April 2026, reversing a 5% increase in the previous month. Twelve of the 16 manufacturing sectors posted annual declines. The largest drags came from machinery and equipment (-20.2%), textiles (-22.2%), apparel, leather and footwear (-15.9%), basic metals (-11.2%), motor vehicles and auto parts (-10.7%), and food and beverages (-2.4%). Smaller declines were recorded in other equipment and instruments (-11.4%), non-metallic minerals (-6.4%), rubber and plastics (-5.1%), furniture and other manufacturing (-5.1%), metal products (-1.4%), and other transport equipment (-2.1%). Partly offsetting the weakness, output rose in chemicals (16.7%), petroleum refining (5.6%), tobacco products (6.5%), and wood, paper and printing (4.1%).
2026-06-09
Argentina Industrial Output Rises for 1st Time in 9 Months
Argentina’s industrial production rose by 5.0% year-on-year in March 2026, recovering from an 8.6% decline in the previous month. It marked the first month of growth in industrial activity since late June, as ten of the sixteen manufacturing divisions posted annual gains, led by chemicals and chemical products up 15.9%, petroleum refining coke and nuclear fuel up 13.5%, wood paper publishing and printing up 12.8%, metal products up 9.2%, food and beverages up 7.9%, and motor vehicles trailers and auto parts up 7.6%. Tobacco products also surged 28.2%, while non-metallic mineral products increased 6.9%. Meanwhile, major declines were recorded in textiles down 23.3%, machinery and equipment down 11.3%, basic metal industries down 10.1%, and wearing apparel leather and footwear down 8.9%. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial activity rebounded 3.2% in March after falling 3.1% in February, though output in the first quarter remained 2.3% below the same period last year.
2026-05-07
Argentina Industrial Production Contracts Sharply in February
Argentina’s industrial production fell 8.7% year-on-year in February 2026, following a 3.2% drop in January and marking the sharpest contraction since November 2025. Fourteen of sixteen manufacturing divisions posted drops in output. The steepest drops were in food and beverages down 6.9%, machinery and equipment down 29.4%, motor vehicles bodies trailers and parts down 24.6%, other equipment appliances and instruments down 24.6%, wearing apparel leather and footwear down 18.2%, rubber and plastic products down 15.7%, basic metal industries down 12.5%, textiles down 33.2%, furniture mattresses and other manufacturing down 12.3%, non-metallic mineral products down 7.2%, metal products down 5.7%, tobacco products down 14.9%, other transport equipment down 19.8%, and wood paper publishing and printing down 1.5%. Positive contributions came from petroleum refining coke and nuclear fuel up 19.7% and chemical substances and products up 3.7%. On a monthly basis, industrial activity fell 4.0%.
2026-04-09