Belarus Industrial Activity Rebounds
2026-08-17 13:17
By
Larissa Caser
1 min. read
Belarus’ industrial production edged up 0.1% year-on-year in the first seven months of 2026, improving from a 0.7% decline in the first half of the year and returning to positive growth after remaining in contraction for the last twelve months.
Growth was supported by a 7.9% increase in electricity, gas, steam, hot water and air-conditioning supply, while mining and quarrying output rose 2.7%.
Water supply, waste management and remediation activities also recorded modest growth of 1.8%.
However, manufacturing output contracted 1.2%, offsetting gains across other sectors and remaining in contraction for a year.