Kyrgyzstan Industrial Activity Slows to 8-Month Low
2026-07-16 13:03
By
Larissa Caser
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Industrial production in Kyrgyzstan grew by 5.0% year-on-year in June 2026, marking the lowest level in eight months and slowing further from a 13.4% increase in the previous month.
Mining activities declined sharply by 13.8%, following a 6.4% increase in the previous month.
Other sectors also eased significantly, with manufacturing activities slowing to 9.6% growth from 16.9% and supply of electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning eased to 2.3% from 27.3%.
A further decline in activity was halted by a 19.7% surge in water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities, materials recovery, reversing a 3.4% decline in the previous period.
Over the first half of the year, industrial output expanded 12.7%, a higher pace compared to 12.5% recorded in the same period a year earlier.