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Industrial Production Falls 4.5 Percent
In the second quarter of 2026, the High Commission for Planning recorded a decline in the index of manufacturing industry production, excluding oil refining, by 4.5% compared to the same period of the previous year. The activity decline was linked to a significant decrease in sectors such as the chemical industry (29.5%), the clothing industry (10.0%), electronic and optical production (19.5%), printing (12.3%), and furniture manufacturing (5.0%). Conversely, some sectors experienced growth, including the food industry (5.7%), the production of non-metallic minerals (5.9%), metal industries (14.1%), automobile manufacturing (6.0%), and mining (11.6%). The index for extractive industries also decreased by 28.8%, with a decline in another industry by 29.6%, and a slight increase in iron mineral production by 0.6%. Meanwhile, electricity production rose by 1.9% during the same period.
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