Brazil’s industrial production fell 1.2% month-on-month in December 2025, marking the steepest decline since July 2024 and missing market expectations of a 0.7% drop. The contraction was broad-based, affecting all four major economic categories and 17 of the 25 sectors surveyed. The largest negative contributions came from motor vehicles (-8.7%), chemicals (-6.2%), and metallurgy (-5.4%). Partially offsetting the decline, output rose in coke, refined petroleum products and biofuels (+5.4%), pharmaceuticals (+6.7%), and extractive industries (+0.9%). Among major categories, capital goods (-8.3%) and durable consumer goods (-4.4%) recorded the sharpest declines. Despite the setback, industrial output remained 0.6% above pre-pandemic levels, though still 16.3% below the 2011 peak. On a year-on-year basis, production increased 0.4%, ending two consecutive months of contraction. source: Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE)

Industrial Production in Brazil decreased 1.20 percent in December of 2025 over the previous month. Industrial Production Mom in Brazil averaged 0.12 percent from 1985 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 25.10 percent in May of 1990 and a record low of -24.40 percent in April of 1990. This page provides the latest reported value for - Brazil Industrial Production MoM - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Brazil Industrial Production MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on February of 2026.

Industrial Production in Brazil decreased 1.20 percent in December of 2025 over the previous month. Industrial Production Mom in Brazil is expected to be -0.60 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Brazil Industrial Production MoM is projected to trend around 0.50 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-08 12:00 PM
Industrial Production MoM
Nov 0% 0% 0.2% 0.2%
2026-02-03 12:00 PM
Industrial Production MoM
Dec -1.2% -0.2% -0.7% -0.3%
2026-03-06 12:00 PM
Industrial Production MoM
Jan -1.2%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Changes in Inventories 16607.34 51495.73 BRL Million Sep 2025
Industrial Production YoY 0.40 -1.40 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Production MoM -1.20 -0.20 percent Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production -1.00 -2.50 percent Dec 2025
Mining Production 7.00 4.90 percent Dec 2025


Brazil Industrial Production MoM
In Brazil, 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
-1.20 -0.20 25.10 -24.40 1985 - 2025 percent Monthly
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Brazil Factory Activity Sees Sharpest Drop Since 2024
Brazil’s industrial production fell 1.2% month-on-month in December 2025, marking the steepest decline since July 2024 and missing market expectations of a 0.7% drop. The contraction was broad-based, affecting all four major economic categories and 17 of the 25 sectors surveyed. The largest negative contributions came from motor vehicles (-8.7%), chemicals (-6.2%), and metallurgy (-5.4%). Partially offsetting the decline, output rose in coke, refined petroleum products and biofuels (+5.4%), pharmaceuticals (+6.7%), and extractive industries (+0.9%). Among major categories, capital goods (-8.3%) and durable consumer goods (-4.4%) recorded the sharpest declines. Despite the setback, industrial output remained 0.6% above pre-pandemic levels, though still 16.3% below the 2011 peak. On a year-on-year basis, production increased 0.4%, ending two consecutive months of contraction.
2026-02-03
Brazil Industrial Production Stalls for 2nd Month
The industrial production in Brazil stalled for a second month in November of 2025, missing expectations of a 0.2% increase to reflect a third consecutive period without gain in industrial output. Output contracted for the extractive industries (-2.6%) amid drops for crude oil, natural gas, and iron ore. Output also fell for autos (-1.6%), chemicals (-1.2%), and food (-0.5%). These were offset by higher production of metal (2.7%), machinery and equipment (2%), non-metal mineral products (3%), and pharmaceutical products (9.8%). From the previous year, industrial production fell by 1.2%, the sharpest contraction in five months.
2026-01-08
Brazil Industrial Production Recovers Slightly
Brazil’s industrial production rose 0.1% from the previous month in October 2025, rebounding from a 0.4% drop in September but missing expectations of a 0.4% gain. The extractive sector grew 3.6%, while manufacturing fell 0.6%. Mining and quarrying led the positive contributions with a 3.6% increase, ending two months of declines. Other gains came from food products (0.9%), motor vehicles (2.0%), chemicals (1.3%), computer and electronic goods (4.1%), and apparel (3.8%). The sharpest declines were in coke, petroleum products, and biofuels (–3.9%) and in pharmaceuticals (–10.8%). Year-on-year, output fell 0.5%.
2025-12-02