Manufacturing production in the UK rose by 0.5% year-on-year in December 2025, slowing from a downwardly revised 1.3% gain in November and well below market forecasts of a 1.8% increase. Manufacturing Production in the United Kingdom averaged 2.01 percent from 1950 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 41.90 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -23.30 percent in April of 2020. source: Office for National Statistics

Manufacturing Production in the United Kingdom increased 0.50 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year.

Manufacturing Production in the United Kingdom increased 0.50 percent in December of 2025 over the same month in the previous year. Manufacturing 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 Manufacturing Production is projected to trend around 1.40 percent in 2027 and 1.60 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-15 07:00 AM
Manufacturing Production YoY
Nov 2.1% -0.2% -0.3% -0.8%
2026-02-12 07:00 AM
Manufacturing Production YoY
Dec 0.5% 1.3% 1.8% 1.2%
2026-03-13 07:00 AM
Manufacturing Production YoY
Jan 0.5% -0.6%


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 Manufacturing Production
Manufacturing production measures the output of businesses operating in the manufacturing sector. It is the most important sector in the UK 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).
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.50 1.30 41.90 -23.30 1950 - 2025 percent Monthly
Constant Prices 2016=100, SA