Economic Buzz: UK industrial production in Q2 down 0.3%
The rise in monthly production output in June 2025 resulted from increases in 'manufacturing' (up 0.5%), 'electricity and gas' (up 3.3%), and 'water supply and sewerage' (up 0.5%); this was partially offset by a fall in 'mining and quarrying' (down 0.4%).
Production output was estimated to have decreased by 0.3% during Quarter 2 (Apr to June) 2025, compared with Quarter 1 (Jan to Mar) 2025.
The largest negative contributor to the quarterly fall in Quarter 2 2025 came from 'electricity and gas' (down 6.8%), supported by 'mining and quarrying' (down 0.3%); this was partially offset by increases in 'water supply and sewerage' (up 2.1%) and 'manufacturing' (up 0.3%).
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