Industrial Production in Hong Kong increased 5.40 percent in the third quarter of 2025 over the same quarter in the previous year. Industrial Production in Hong Kong averaged 0.54 percent from 1983 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 23.90 percent in the first quarter of 1987 and a record low of -14.20 percent in the fourth quarter of 1998. source: Census and Statistics Department, Hong Kong

Industrial Production in Hong Kong is expected to be 0.50 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Hong Kong Manufacturing Production is projected to trend around 0.30 percent in 2026 and 0.40 percent in 2027, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-09-15 08:30 AM
Industrial Production YoY
Q2 0.9% 0.7% 2.7%
2025-12-15 08:30 AM
Industrial Production YoY
Q3 5.4% 0.9% 1.8%
2026-03-13 08:30 AM
Industrial Production YoY
Q4 5.4%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Bankruptcies 8017.00 6840.00 Companies Dec 2025
Business Confidence -3.00 -2.00 points Mar 2026
Car Registrations 6337.00 4967.00 Units Dec 2025
Changes in Inventories 11626.00 1675.00 HKD Million Sep 2025
Industrial Production YoY 5.40 0.90 percent Sep 2025


Hong Kong Manufacturing Production
In Hong Kong, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in manufacturing sector of the economy.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
5.40 0.90 23.90 -14.20 1983 - 2025 percent Quarterly

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Hong Kong Manufacturing Growth at Near 3-Year High
Manufacturing production in Hong Kong rose 5.4% year-on-year in Q3 2025, the fastest pace since Q4 2021, following a 0.9% gain in the previous period. The acceleration was driven by stronger growth in food, beverages, and tobacco (2.5% vs 2.0%), miscellaneous manufacturing (9.3% vs 0.8%), and metal, computer, electronics, and optical products, machinery, and equipment (6.1% vs 0.2%), alongside a softer decline in textiles and wearing apparel (-5.2% vs -5.6%). In contrast, growth slowed in paper products, printing, and reproduction of recorded media (1.0% vs 1.5%). On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, manufacturing output increased 4.6%, up from 0.3% in Q2 2025.
2025-12-15
Hong Kong Manufacturing Output Edges Up in Q2 2025
Manufacturing production in Hong Kong rose 0.9% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2025, slightly accelerating from a 0.7% gain in the previous period. Output growth rebounded in food, beverages, and tobacco (2.0% vs -0.3% in Q1 2025) and edged up slightly in miscellaneous manufacturing industries (0.7% vs 0.8%). However, the gains were partially offset by a contraction in textiles and wearing apparel (-5.7% vs 0.9%), alongside slower growth in paper products, printing, and reproduction of recorded media (1.5% vs 2.9%) and in metal, computer, electronics, and optical products, machinery, and equipment (0.2% vs 2.3%). On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, manufacturing output increased 0.3% in Q2 2025, rebounding from a 0.5% contraction in the previous quarter.
2025-09-15
Hong Kong Manufacturing Growth Slows to 0.7% in Q1 2025
Manufacturing production in Hong Kong grew by 0.7% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2025, easing from a 1.0% gain in the previous period. Output growth slowed in metal, computer, electronics, and optical products, machinery, and equipment (2.4% vs 3.3% in Q4 2024) and miscellaneous manufacturing industries (0.7% vs 2.9%). Meanwhile, production rebounded in textiles and wearing apparel (0.8% vs -0.8%), paper products, printing, and reproduction of recorded media (2.9% vs -2.9%). In addition, output also returned to growth in sewerage, waste management and remediation activities (1.8% vs -0.7%). On a seasonally adjusted quarterly basis, manufacturing output contracted 0.5% in Q1 2025, reversing a 1.2% expansion in Q4 2024
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