Uruguay’s industrial production rose 4.8% year over year in August 2026. The increase was driven primarily by a 136.1% surge in petroleum refining, contributing 3.8 percentage points to overall growth, partly reflecting a low base as ANCAP’s refinery was offline for repairs during part of August 2025. Food products manufacturing rose 5.4%, contributing 2.3 percentage points, while paper and paper products increased 4.4%. In contrast, beverage manufacturing slumped 30.5%, making the largest negative contribution, followed by computer, electronic and optical products (-90.1%) and chemicals (-5.6%). Meanwhile, the Index of Hours Worked rose 0.3%, while the Employment Index fell 0.9%. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production increased 0.4%. Year to date, output rose 3.3%. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística, Uruguay

Industrial Production in Uruguay increased 4.80 percent in August of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Industrial Production in Uruguay averaged 4.22 percent from 2003 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 57.25 percent in October of 2003 and a record low of -31.14 percent in January of 2003. This page provides - Uruguay Industrial Production - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. Uruguay Manufacturing Production - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on November of 2026.

Industrial Production in Uruguay increased 4.80 percent in August of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Industrial Production in Uruguay is expected to be 2.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Uruguay Manufacturing Production is projected to trend around 3.50 percent in 2027 and 4.00 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-09-11 06:30 PM
Industrial Production YoY
Jul 4.2% 5.4% 5.1%
2026-10-13 05:10 PM
Industrial Production YoY
Aug 4.8% 4.2% 6.0%
2026-11-11 05:00 PM
Industrial Production YoY
Sep 4.8% 2.5%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Changes in Inventories 6468.20 -7011.40 UYU Thousand Jun 2026
Corruption Index 73.00 76.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 17.00 13.00 Dec 2025
Industrial Production YoY 4.80 4.20 percent Aug 2026


Uruguay Manufacturing Production
In Uruguay, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in the manufacturing sector of the economy.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
4.80 4.20 57.25 -31.14 2003 - 2026 percent Monthly

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Uruguay Industrial Production Rises in August
Uruguay’s industrial production rose 4.8% year over year in August 2026. The increase was driven primarily by a 136.1% surge in petroleum refining, contributing 3.8 percentage points to overall growth, partly reflecting a low base as ANCAP’s refinery was offline for repairs during part of August 2025. Food products manufacturing rose 5.4%, contributing 2.3 percentage points, while paper and paper products increased 4.4%. In contrast, beverage manufacturing slumped 30.5%, making the largest negative contribution, followed by computer, electronic and optical products (-90.1%) and chemicals (-5.6%). Meanwhile, the Index of Hours Worked rose 0.3%, while the Employment Index fell 0.9%. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production increased 0.4%. Year to date, output rose 3.3%.
2026-10-13
Uruguay Industrial Production Slows in July
Uruguay’s industrial production rose 4.2% year over year in July 2026, following a 5.4% increase in June. The growth was driven primarily by a 10.5% rise in food products manufacturing, followed by pharmaceutical products, which increased 7.0%, and paper and paper products, which rose 6.4%. The division with the largest negative contribution to the year-over-year change in industrial output was beverage manufacturing, which slumped 32.4%. Meanwhile, the Index of Hours Worked by Workers increased 2.6%, while the Employment Index declined 0.1%. On a monthly basis, industrial production fell 1.0% in July.
2026-09-11
Uruguay Industrial Output Rebounds in June
Uruguay's industrial production rose 5.4% year-on-year in June 2026 after falling 3.5% in the previous month, marking a strong rebound in manufacturing activity. The increase was driven primarily by a 7.8% rise in food products manufacturing, which contributed 3.2 percentage points to overall growth. Other food products manufacturing increased 6.3%. On a seasonally adjusted basis, industrial output climbed 8.0% month-on-month. Meanwhile, hours worked in the industrial sector rose 0.3% from a year earlier, while industrial employment declined 3.0%. On a year-to-date basis, industrial production increased 2.9%, while hours worked and employment fell 1.7% and 1.9%, respectively.
2026-08-11