Jordan Industrial Output Hits 18-Month High

Industrial output in Jordan climbed 3.3% year-on-year in August 2026, accelerating from a 1.2% increase in the previous month and marking the highest reading since February 2025. Manufacturing output, the largest component of the index, accounting for 88.7% of total industrial activity, rose to an 18-month high of 3.7% year-on-year compared with 2.0% in July. At the same time, growth in electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply accelerated to 3.5% from a flat reading previously, while the decline in mining and quarrying production softened (-3.0% vs -9.7%). On a monthly basis, industrial production increased 3.2%, easing from 4.6% in the previous month. For the January-August 2026 period, industrial output rose 0.6% compared with the same period a year earlier.

Industrial output in Jordan grew 1.2% year-on-year in July 2026, recovering from a 1.3% drop in the previous month, which was the steepest decline since June 2024. The rebound was boosted by a recovery in manufacturing output, which expanded 2.0%, rebounding from a 1.1% decline in June. Meanwhile, air-conditioning supply edged up (0.02% vs 0.7%), while mining and quarrying output continued to fall (-9.8% vs -6.7%). In the first seven months of the year, industrial production grew 0.2%, boosted by rises in manufacturing (0.3%) and electricity (1.9%), while mining declined 2.0%. On a monthly basis, industrial production rose 4.6%, rebounding sharply from a 0.5% fall in June.

Industrial output in Jordan fell 1.3% year-on-year in June 2026, reversing from a 1.4% increase in the previous month and marking the steepest decline since June 2024. Manufacturing output dropped 1.1% following 2.9% growth in May, particularly reflecting decreases in coke and refined petroleum products (-67.3% vs -38.2% in May), basic metals (-0.2% vs 17.3%), and other manufacturing (-20.2% vs -7.4%), while growth slowed in rubber and plastic products (3.4% vs 24.6%), beverages (9.3% vs 11.3%), leather and related materials (25.8% vs 49.9%), and motor vehicles, trailers, and semi-trailers (52.2% vs 124.4%). Meanwhile, mining and quarrying output declined at a softer pace (-6.7% vs -16.9%), while electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply rebounded (0.7% vs -1.9%). On a monthly basis, industrial production declined 0.5%, following a 5.8% rise in May.