Portugal Industrial Output Falls Sharply Following Storm

2026-03-31 11:03 By Joana Taborda 1 min. read

Industrial production in Portugal tumbled 4.4% year-on-year in February 2026, the biggest drop since March 2025, following a 0.4% rise in January.

The decline reflects the impact of severe weather conditions that affected certain regions of the country, particularly Storm Kristin.

The manufacturing sector tumbled 8.6%, the most since June 2020, after a 2.7% fall in January and energy output fell 4.3%, also the biggest tumble since 2020 and following a 1.8% rise.

The mining sector also slowed (10.8% vs 41.7%) while utilities output increased more (20.4% vs 13.1%).

Compared to the previous month, industrial production was down 0.2%.



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