Production output was estimated to have decreased 0.5% during Quarter 3 (July to Sept) 2025, compared with Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2025.

• The largest negative contributor to the quarterly fall in Quarter 3 2025 came from "manufacturing" (down 0.8%), supported by "mining and quarrying" (down 1.5%); this was partially offset by increases in "electricity and gas" (up 0.7%) and "water supply and sewerage" (up 0.6%).
• 6 of the 13 subsectors in "manufacturing" decreased during Quarter 3 2025; the largest negative contributions came from "transport equipment" (down 4.5%), "basic pharmaceutical products" (down 4.3%) and "chemical products" (down 5.6%).
• Monthly production output was estimated to have decreased 2.0% in September 2025; this follows a rise in August 2025 (up 0.3%) and a fall in July 2025 (down 0.1%).
• The fall in monthly production output in September 2025 resulted from widespread weakness across the four main sectors, with decreases in "manufacturing" (down 1.7%), "electricity and gas" (down 3.4%), "mining and quarrying" (down 3.4%), and "water supply and sewerage" (down 0.7%).
• 7 of the 13 manufacturing subsectors saw a monthly decrease in September 2025, with the largest negative contribution at industry level coming from "manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers" (down 28.6%); this contributed negative 1.29 percentage points to the overall monthly fall in September 2025.