United Kingdom Industrial Production Mom

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

-0.9

Units In

0.7

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 10, 2025

Time to Release

26 Days 5 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
11.3 Jun 2020	-20.7 Apr 2020	0.07 %	1968-2025	Office for National Statistics

In the United Kingdom, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy. Manufacturing is the most important sector 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). Mining and quarrying account for 12 percent of production, as oil and gas extraction accounts for 10 percent. Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning account for 11 percent of total output and water supply, sewerage and waste management account for 8 percent.

Latest Updates

Industrial production in the UK fell by 0.9% month-over-month in July 2025, defying market expectations of a flat reading and reversing a 0.7% gain in the previous month. Output declined for manufacturing (-1.3% vs 0.5% in June), with the largest negative contributions coming from computer, electronic and optical products, basic pharmaceutical products, and chemical and chemical products. Moreover, output continued to fall for mining and quarrying (-2.0% vs -0.4%), while it moderated for electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply (2.0% vs 3.3%). On the other hand, output increased at a faster pace for water supply, sewerage and waste management (0.8% vs 0.5%). On a yearly basis, industrial production edged down to 0.1% from 0.2% in June, well below market expectations of a 1.1% rise.