Danish Manufacturing Output Slips

Denmark’s manufacturing production slipped 2% month-on-month in February 2026, reversing an upwardly revised 3.3% increase in January. This marked the first monthly decline since November 2025, as output tumbled for motor vehicles (-12.8% vs 7.8%), electronics (-1.6% vs 5.2%), pharmaceuticals (-4.1% vs 7.4%), and textiles, clothing and leather (-7.6% vs 12.8%). Output also continued to contract in petroleum and chemicals (-5.7% vs -0.8%) and rubber, plastic, glass and concrete (-4.9% vs -4.6%), while growth stalled in food, beverages and tobacco (0% vs 1.1%) and slowed markedly in wood, paper and printing (0.1% vs 6.8%). In contrast, production rebounded in metal and metal products (2.2% vs -8.9%), electrical equipment (2% vs -4.4%), and machinery (6.9% vs -3.4%). On a non-seasonally adjusted annual basis, manufacturing growth eased to 6.8% from 12.4% in January.

Denmark’s manufacturing production rose 3.8% month-on-month in January 2026, following an upwardly revised 1.2% rise in the previous month. This marked the highest reading since September 2025, as output recovered sharply in textiles and leather products (13% vs -1.9%), food, beverages and tobacco (0.3% vs -1.1% in December 2025), wood and paper products (5.8% vs -1.9%), pharmaceutical products (6.9% vs -6.2%), and electrical components (10.7% vs -12.1%). At the same time, activity increased in basic metals (3.4% vs 2%). Meanwhile, output growth slowed in the sales of petroleum and chemical products (1% vs 24.2%) and declined sharply in rubber, plastic, glass, and concrete products (-3.7% vs 1.7%) and transport equipment (-8.1% vs 4.8%). On a non-seasonally adjusted year-on-year basis, manufacturing production grew 14.1% in January from an upwardly revised 1.4% gain in the preceding period.

Denmark’s manufacturing production fell 1% month-on-month in December 2025, slowing from an upwardly revised 5.8% drop in the previous month. This marked the third consecutive month of decline, albeit at a softer pace as output recovered for chemicals and oil refineries (24.2% vs -26.1% in November), basic metals (2% vs -13.1%), electrical equipment (3.3% vs -6.2%), and transport equipment (4.8% vs -0.7%). At the same time, contraction eased for food, beverages, and tobacco (-1.1% vs -2.5%), paper products and printing (-1.9% vs -2.2%), and pharmaceuticals (-6.2% vs -10.9%). On the other hand, activity declined for textiles and leather products (-1.9% vs 0.5%), electrical components (-12.1% vs 1.2%), and machinery (-1.2% vs 2%). On a non-seasonally adjusted year-on-year basis, manufacturing production decreased by 6.7% in December, following a downwardly revised 2.5% drop in the preceding period.