Danish Manufacturing Output Rebounds in August

Denmark’s manufacturing production rose by 4.8% month-on-month in September 2026 from an upwardly revised 1.0% increase in the previous month. This marked the highest reading in three months as output growth accelerated in electronics (8.6% vs 1.8% in August) and furniture (7.3% vs 0.2%). Moreover, activity rebounded in pharmaceutical products (10.0% vs -1.3%) and machinery (1.3% vs -1.4%). In contrast, production eased in wood and paper products (0.1% vs 4.1%), petroleum and chemical products (2.4% vs 9.1%), metal and metal products (0.3% vs 5.0%), and electrical equipment (0.1% vs 4.5%), while production declined in food, beverages, and tobacco (-0.2% vs 0.1%), textile, clothing, and leather products (3.5% vs 6.4%), and rubber, plastic, glass, and concrete products (-2.9% vs 3.8%). On a non-seasonally adjusted annual basis, manufacturing production grew by 5.7% in September, easing sharply from an upwardly revised 6.8% rise in the preceding period.

Denmark’s manufacturing production rose by 0.9% month-on-month in August 2026, rebounding from an upwardly revised eighteen-month low of a 5.0% drop in the previous month. Output recovered in textiles, clothing, and leather products (6.4% vs -3.8% in July), wood and paper products (3.7% vs -1.6%), petroleum and chemical products (7.9% vs -2.0%), metal and metal products (4.4% vs -12.0%), electronics (3.4% vs -13.6%), and transportation (39.0% vs -17.8%). Moreover, activity increased in the manufacture of electrical equipment (3.8% vs 2.3%) and rubber, plastic, glass, and concrete (2.9% vs 0.3%). Output also declined at a softer pace for food, beverage, and tobacco (-0.6% vs -2.4%) and pharmaceuticals (-1.5% vs -6.0%). On a non-seasonally adjusted annual basis, manufacturing production grew by 6.5% in August, following a downwardly revised 3.4% increase in the preceding period.

Denmark’s manufacturing production dropped by 5.5% month-over-month in July 2026, slipping from a downwardly revised 6.2% growth in June and marking the steepest decline since January 2025. Output decreased in ten out of the twelve industry groups, with the largest decline in the transport sector, which sank 21.3%, after a 27.8% surge in June, followed by electronics manufacturing (-13.9% vs 25.6%) and the metal industry (-11.6% vs 11.7%). Activity also fell in the pharmaceutical industry (-6.2% vs 6.9%), the most important sector, which accounted for 20% of total manufacturing output. In contrast, production increased in two industrial groups, namely manufacturing of electrical equipment and machinery, rising 0.9% (vs 3.7%) and 0.8% (vs 12.7%), respectively. On a non-seasonally adjusted annual basis, manufacturing output rose by 4.1% in July, the softest increase in seven months and slowing sharply from an upwardly revised 13.8% gain in the preceding period.