Belgium Industrial Output at 5-Month Low

2025-12-12 10:50 By Erika Ordonez 1 min. read

Belgium’s industrial production increased by 0.2% year-on-year to October 2025, easing from an upwardly revised 2.2% rise in the previous month.

This marked the slowest industrial activity since May, as output in the manufacturing sector rose at a slower pace, increasing by 2.2% from 3.8% in September.

At the same time, the decline in electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply deepened (-17.7% vs -12.0%).

In contrast, the mining and quarrying sector rebounded by 1.5% after a 1.6% fall in the prior period.

On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the overall industrial production fell by 3.5% in October, its lowest in five months, following a downwardly revised 0.4% drop in the preceding month.



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