Lithuania Industrial Output Tumbles in May

Industrial production in Lithuania fell 1.6% year-on-year in May 2026, reversing from a 7.5% increase in April and marking its first annual decline since September 2025. The downturn was driven by a sharp slowdown in manufacturing output (-1.0% vs. 7.7% in April), while mining and quarrying also weakened (1.7% vs. 8.2%). Declines deepened in water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation services (-13.3% vs. -11.6%), as well as in electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply (-9.5% vs. -4.5%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production contracted 2.9% in May, following a revised 1.8% decline in April.

Lithuania’s industrial production rose by 7.5% year-on-year in April 2026, following a upwardly revised 5.0% growth in the previous month. This marked the highest growth in industrial activity since March 2025, supported by a rebound in mining and quarrying output (6.3% vs -4.6% in March). At the same time, manufacturing production also continued to expand, though at a slower pace (8.1% vs 10.8%), while the decline in electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply eased (-4.9% vs -7.4%). Meanwhile, output in water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation services fell further (-12.0% vs -10.8%). On a monthly basis, industrial production fell by 1.6% in April, following a upwardly revised 3.3% gain in the preceding period.

Lithuania’s industrial production rose by 1.6% year-on-year in February 2026, easing from an upwardly revised 2% increase in the previous month. Output growth slowed in manufacturing (1.6% vs 2.1% in January) and electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (8.3% vs 26.1%). At the same time, activity declined further for water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation services (-14.8% vs -13.7%). Conversely, output improved in mining and quarrying, falling at a softer pace of 35.2% compared with a 42.5% drop in January. On a monthly basis, industrial production grew 0.9%, following an upwardly revised 4.8% growth in the preceding period.