Bulgaria Industrial Output Falls the Most Since January

2026-11-10 09:16 By Larissa Miranda 1 min. read

Bulgaria’s industrial production fell 8.9% year-on-year in September 2026, the steepest decline since January, after a revised 5.9% drop in August, a sixth straight month of contraction.

Manufacturing output dropped further (-9.4% vs -6.8% in August), dragged down by leather products (-41.5%), fabricated metal products (-41.2%), other manufacturing (-23.3%) and repair and installation of machinery (-22.4%).

The slump in mining and quarrying also worsened (-56.6% vs -54.0%), while electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply kept expanding at a slower pace (32.2% vs 42.2%).

By main industrial grouping, the contraction deepened in intermediate goods (-20.7% vs -17.7%), while investment goods stayed weak (-22.3% vs -22.7%) and energy goods eased (30.4% vs 32.2%).

In contrast, consumer durables rebounded (5.0% vs -4.6%) and consumer non-durables returned to growth (0.5% vs -1.1%).

On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, output fell 0.5%, reversing a revised 0.3% rise in August.



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Bulgaria Industrial Output Falls the Most Since January
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