Belgium Industrial Output Growth Slows

Belgium’s industrial production rose by 0.5% year-on-year in November 2025, slowing from an upwardly revised 1.5% increase in the previous month. Growth in the manufacturing sector moderated (1.1% vs 3.4% in October), while output in mining and quarrying dropped sharply (-8.7% vs 0.9%). Production in electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply also declined, though at a softer pace (-5.3% vs -16.2%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial output decreased by 2.3% in November, following a downwardly revised 2% fall in October.

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.

Belgium’s industrial production increased by 1.9% year-on-year to September 2025, following an upwardly revised 1.3% rise in the previous month. Activity growth rose in the manufacturing sector by 3.5%, up from 2.7% in August. At the same time, decline eased slightly for electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (-12.1% vs -12.2%). In contrast, the mining and quarrying sector fell by 2.4% from a 3% increase of the prior period. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the overall industrial production decreased by 0.7%, easing from an upwardly revised 1.4% drop in the preceding month.