Industrial production grew by 3.4% in November

Helle Bunder, leading analyst at Statistics Estonia, said that manufacturing output showed growth again in November after two months of decline. “It was driven by the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, where output increased by more than half mainly due to the defence industry. There was also a significant rise in the manufacture of other transport equipment, which includes the output of the manufacture of recreational craft,” noted Bunder.

In November, the volume of industrial production increased in more than half of manufacturing activities. Looking at the larger industries, output increased in the manufacture of computers and electronic products (4.4%) and in the manufacture of wood (1%).  The manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers grew substantially (57.7%). The manufacture of electrical equipment was virtually unchanged (0.1%). Among the major manufacturing activities, there was a decrease in output in the manufacture of food products (4.1%), fabricated metal products (0.7%) and furniture (4.3%).

In November 2025, 66.7% of the total production of manufacturing was sold to the external market.

Compared with November 2024, the sales of manufacturing production increased by 3.9% at current prices according to working-day adjusted data. Domestic sales increased by 8.2% and export sales by 1.7%.

In November compared with October, the seasonally adjusted total industrial production grew by 6% and the production of manufacturing by 7.5%.

In energy production, the volume of electricity production (in megawatt-hours) decreased by 2.2% and the production of heat by 12.9% in November year on year.

Volume index of industrial production – an index that expresses the change in the volume of industrial production at constant prices compared with the base period. The producer price index is used for calculating the production values at constant prices.

Value index of industrial sales – an index that expresses the change in the value of sold industrial production at current prices compared with the base period.

Industry is the largest sector of the economy and an important driver of economic growth. The index of industrial production covers the economic indicators of three industrial activities: mining, energy production, and manufacturing.

Statistics Estonia performs the statistical activity “Production indices” for the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications with the aim to determine the economic situation in Estonia.

Data as at 6 January are published. The indicator values may change if there are any revisions made in the data sources after this date.

Information about various industrial activities can be found on the business dashboards. See also the industry section on our website. More detailed data have been published in the statistical database. 

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Statistics Estonia
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