Adjusted for working days, the decrease was 2.3%.
Despite the annual drop, seasonally and working-day adjusted figures showed a 1.5% increase in output compared to March 2025.
Production volumes fell in the majority of manufacturing subsectors year-on-year. Among those with the largest weight, declines were recorded in the manufacture of transport equipment, electrical equipment, and food, beverage and tobacco products. The only notable increase came from the manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products.
For the January–April period, industrial output was down 4.5% from the same period in 2024.
The detailed, revised data will be published by the KSH on June 12.
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