Industrial Production in the United Kingdom increased 0.50 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Industrial Production in the United Kingdom averaged 1.67 percent from 1950 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 26.70 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -15.90 percent in April of 2020. source: Office for National Statistics

Industrial Production in the United Kingdom 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 United Kingdom Industrial Production is projected to trend around 1.50 percent in 2027 and 1.70 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-15 07:00 AM
Industrial Production YoY
Nov 2.3% 0.4% -0.4% -0.8%
2026-02-12 07:00 AM
Industrial Production YoY
Dec 0.5% 2.3% 1.5% 1.6%
2026-03-13 07:00 AM
Industrial Production YoY
Jan 0.5% -0.7%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Changes in Inventories -1660.00 1026.00 GBP Million Dec 2025
Corporate Profits 160993.00 160867.00 GBP Million Sep 2025
Industrial Production YoY 0.50 2.30 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Production MoM -0.90 1.30 percent Dec 2025
GDP 3-Month Avg 0.10 -0.10 percent Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production YoY 0.50 1.30 percent Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production MoM -0.50 1.90 Percent Dec 2025
Mining Production -0.60 2.10 percent Dec 2025
New Orders 11935.00 12404.00 GBP Million Dec 2025
Business Investment -2.70 1.60 percent Dec 2025


United Kingdom Industrial Production
In the United Kingdom, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy. Manufacturing is the most important sector and accounts for 70 percent of total production. The biggest segments within Manufacturing are: Food, drink and tobacco (11 percent of total production); transport equipment (9 percent); basic metals (8 percent); other manufacturing and repair (6 percent); pharmaceutical products and preparations (6 percent); and rubber and plastic products and non-metallic mineral products (6 percent). Mining and quarrying account for 12 percent of production, as oil and gas extraction accounts for 10 percent. Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning account for 11 percent of total output and water supply, sewerage and waste management account for 8 percent.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.50 2.30 26.70 -15.90 1950 - 2025 percent Monthly
Constant Prices 2016=100, SA