This marked the sixth straight month of falling industrial activity and the sharpest drop since May 2020, due to lower production in all three sectors: electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning supply (-24.5% vs -34.3% in July), manufacturing (-12.1% vs -6.1%), and mining & quarrying (-4.7% vs 0.1%).

On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial output fell 1.1%, easing from a downwardly revised 8% slump in July.