Malta Industrial Output Growth Accelerates

Malta’s industrial production rose 7.1% year-on-year in September 2026, the strongest increase since April, following an upwardly revised 5.2% gain in August. Growth was led by wood, paper products and printing (27.1%), computer, electronic and optical products and motor vehicles (23.4%), as well as chemical and pharmaceutical products. By contrast, output declined in rubber, plastic and other non-metallic mineral products (11.4%), other manufacturing (6.8%), and food products and beverages (0.6%). By industrial grouping, energy products recorded the largest annual increase (16.6%), followed by capital goods (15.9%), intermediate goods (4.3%) and consumer goods (4.1%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production rose 2.3% in September, recovering from a revised 0.3% decline in the previous month.

Malta’s annual industrial production rose by 5.1% year-on-year in August 2026, following an upwardly revised 4.0% increase in the previous month. This marked the highest reading since April, driven by higher output in the manufacturing sector (2.9% vs 2.6% in July), particularly in the production of wood, paper products, and printing (44.9%), other manufacturing (8.1%), and computer, electronic and optical products, and motor vehicles (3.5%). By industrial grouping, output also increased for energy (33.9% vs 23%), while it recovered for consumer durable goods (0.4% vs -1.1%) and intermediate goods (3.5% vs -3.2%). In contrast, production growth eased for consumer goods (8.1% vs 12.5%), driven by consumer non-durable goods (9.1% vs 13.8%), while it declined further for capital goods (-8.0% vs -7.4%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production edged up 0.1% in August, down from a revised 3.2% increase in July, marking the smallest gain since May.

Malta’s industrial production rose by 2.2% year-on-year in July 2026, rebounding from a downwardly revised 2.3% fall in the previous month. This marked the highest reading since April, mainly driven by a recovery in the manufacturing sector (0.7% vs -2.2% in June), as higher production of wood, paper products, and printing (+29.5%) and other manufacturing (+2.4%) offset declines in rubber, plastic, and other non-metallic mineral products (-7.0%), and computer, electronic, and optical products and motor vehicles (-5.1%). By industrial grouping, output recovered in energy production (22.8% vs -3.5%), consumer goods (8.9% vs -7.4%), consumer durable goods (1.4% vs -14.9%), and consumer non-durable goods (9.7% vs -6.5%). In contrast, production dropped further in capital goods (-9.0% vs -0.9%), while activity fell in intermediate goods (-3.2% vs 2.6%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production grew by 1.9% in July, following an upwardly revised 0.2% increase in June.