Moldova Industrial Output Growth Slows in July

Industrial production in Moldova fell 0.7% year-on-year in August 2026, down from an upwardly revised 7.2% increase in the previous month. This marked the weakest performance since February, as manufacturing output declined (-2.0% vs 6.2% in July), driven by steeper decreases in beverages (-37.6% vs -23.2%), wearing apparel (-6.9% vs -4.2%), other non-metallic mineral products (-2.6% vs -0.6%), and electrical equipment (-22.5% vs -2.3%). Output also fell in wood and wood products (-13.1% vs 43.5%), machinery and equipment (-29.7% vs 58.2%), and motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (-29.0% vs 0.0%). Production growth in mining and quarrying slowed sharply (4.6% vs 20.5%). Meanwhile, output growth in electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply accelerated (24.6% vs 18.3%). On a monthly basis, industrial output plunged 12.4% in August, reversing a 7.6% increase in the preceding month. In the first eight months of the year, industrial production grew 6.7%.

Industrial production in Moldova rose by 7.1% year-on-year in July 2026, easing from a three-month high of 10.6% in the previous month. Output growth slowed in manufacturing (6.2% vs 10.2% in June), weighed down by notable decreases in food products (11.1% vs 18.4%), textiles (24.7% vs 40.1%), computers, electronics, and optical products (14.3% vs 36.2%), and metal construction and metal products (15.2% vs 19.4%). Moreover, activity also moderated in the electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply sector (18.0% vs 19.4%). On the other hand, production growth accelerated in mining and quarrying (20.5% vs 10.3%). On a monthly basis, industrial output increased by 7.6% in July, rebounding from a 0.9% decline in the preceding period. In the January–July period, industrial production rose by 7.7%.

Industrial production in Moldova jumped 10.6% year-on-year in June 2026, accelerating from an upwardly revised 8.3% rise in the previous month. This marked the strongest gain since March, driven by higher output in the manufacturing industry (10.2% vs 7.7% in May), with notable increases in food products (18.4% vs 15.5%), textiles (40.1% vs 24.9%), leather and related products (41.7% vs 30.8%), wood and wood products (24.6% vs 11.0%), basic metals (30.6% vs -41.9%), computer, electronic, and optical products (36.2% vs -16.3%), electrical equipment (7.9% vs 6.7%), machinery and equipment (45.3% vs 26.1%), and furniture (59.5% vs -4.3%). Additionally, activity in the electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply sector increased at a faster pace (19.4% vs 11.0%). Meanwhile, mining production slowed (10.3% vs 22.4%). On a monthly basis, industrial output fell 0.9%, reversing a 1.9% rise in May. In the first half of the year, industrial production grew 7.9%.