Norway’s manufacturing production decreased by 0.9% month-over-month in April 2026, reversing a 2.0% rise in the previous month. Growth slowed in food, beverages, and tobacco (0.3% vs 1.0% in March), while declines were observed in fabricated metal products (-2.3% vs 1.6%), repair and installation of machinery (-2.5% vs 2.8%), computer and electrical equipment (-0.7% vs 2.0%), machinery and equipment (-1.6% vs 2.7%), ships, boats, and oil platforms (-0.7% vs 4.6%), and rubber, plastic, and mineral products (-0.2% vs 2.5%). In contrast, production rebounded strongly for refined petroleum, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals (4.5% vs -1.9%) and basic metals (5.5% vs -0.1%). On a yearly basis, manufacturing output fell by 0.6%, after increasing 3.2% in March. source: Statistics Norway

Manufacturing Production MoM in Norway decreased to -0.90 percent in April from 2 percent in March of 2026. Manufacturing Production MoM in Norway averaged 0.09 percent from 1990 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 7.50 percent in June of 1996 and a record low of -6.80 percent in April of 2024. This page includes a chart with historical data for Norway Manufacturing Production MoM. Norway Manufacturing Production MoM - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on June of 2026.

Manufacturing Production MoM in Norway decreased to -0.90 percent in April from 2 percent in March of 2026. Manufacturing Production MoM in Norway is expected to be -0.40 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Norway Manufacturing Production MoM is projected to trend around 0.50 percent in 2027 and 0.40 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-05-08 06:00 AM
Manufacturing Production MoM
Mar 2.0% -0.4% 0.6%
2026-06-05 06:00 AM
Manufacturing Production MoM
Apr -0.9% 2% -0.8%
2026-07-07 06:00 AM
Manufacturing Production MoM
May -0.9%


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Norway Manufacturing Production MoM
In Norway, manufacturing accounts for 27 percent of total production, mainly: food, beverages and tobacco (5 percent); refined petroleum, chemicals and pharmaceutical products (4 percent); machinery and equipment (3 percent); fabricated metal products (2 percent); ships, boats and oil platforms (2 percent); computer and electrical equipment (2 percent); repair, installation of machinery (2 percent); rubber, plastic and mineral products (2 percent); and basic metals (2 percent).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-0.90 2.00 7.50 -6.80 1990 - 2026 percent Monthly
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Norway Manufacturing Output Falls 0.9% in April
Norway’s manufacturing production decreased by 0.9% month-over-month in April 2026, reversing a 2.0% rise in the previous month. Growth slowed in food, beverages, and tobacco (0.3% vs 1.0% in March), while declines were observed in fabricated metal products (-2.3% vs 1.6%), repair and installation of machinery (-2.5% vs 2.8%), computer and electrical equipment (-0.7% vs 2.0%), machinery and equipment (-1.6% vs 2.7%), ships, boats, and oil platforms (-0.7% vs 4.6%), and rubber, plastic, and mineral products (-0.2% vs 2.5%). In contrast, production rebounded strongly for refined petroleum, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals (4.5% vs -1.9%) and basic metals (5.5% vs -0.1%). On a yearly basis, manufacturing output fell by 0.6%, after increasing 3.2% in March.
2026-06-05
Norway Manufacturing Output Hits 11-Month High
Norway’s manufacturing production rose 2.0% month-over-month in March 2026, rebounding from a 0.4% decline in the previous month. This marked the largest monthly increase since April 2025, driven by a rebound in output of food, beverages and tobacco (1.0% vs -1.6% in February), textiles, wearing apparel and leather (0.3% vs -0.3%), wood and wood products (1.9% vs -0.8%), rubber, plastic and mineral products (2.5% vs -2.4%), and ships, boats and oil platforms (5.1% vs -2.8%). Further gains were seen in paper and paper products (7.9% vs 3.3%), machinery and equipment (2.8% vs 1.1%), fabricated metal products (1.8% vs 0.4%), computer and electrical equipment (2.4% vs 0.7%), and transport equipment n.e.c. (1.6% vs 0.5%). Meanwhile, production declined in refined petroleum, chemicals and pharmaceuticals (-1.9% vs -1.3%) and basic metals (-0.4% vs 0.5%). On a yearly basis, manufacturing output grew 3.2% in March, rebounding from a 0.1% decline in the previous month.
2026-05-08
Norway Manufacturing Output Continues to Fall
Norway’s manufacturing production dropped 0.4% month-over-month in February 2026, following a downwardly revised 0.2% fall in the previous month. This marked the third consecutive monthly drop, due to renewed declines in the output of refined petroleum, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals (-1.2% vs 4.3% in January) and food, beverages, and tobacco (-2.1% vs 1.2%), as well as sharper falls in the production of ships, boats, and oil platforms (-2.1% vs -1.1%) and rubber, plastic, and mineral products (-2.4% vs -0.2%). Growth also slowed in repair and installation of machinery (0.2% vs 1.3%). Meanwhile, production rebounded for fabricated metal products (0.4% vs -1.0%), computer and electrical equipment (0.6% vs -1.9%), and machinery and equipment (0.8% vs -3.3%). On a yearly basis, manufacturing output edged down 0.1%, after rising 2.2% in January.
2026-04-10