The growth was mainly supported by the manufacturing and energy sectors. Manufacturing output rose by 1.5%, while electricity and gas production increased by 2.2%. However, these gains were partly offset by declines in water supply and sewerage, which fell by 0.5%, and mining and quarrying, which slipped by 0.1%.

Within manufacturing, 8 of the 13 subsectors recorded growth during the period. The strongest contribution came from transport equipment, which increased by 8.1% and accounted for about two-thirds of the overall rise in manufacturing. Motor vehicle production rose sharply by 17.5% as the industry recovered from a cyber incident that disrupted operations in September 2025.

On a monthly basis, production output fell slightly by 0.1% in January 2026. This followed a 0.9% decline in December 2025 and a 1.3% increase in November 2025.

The monthly decline was mainly due to a 3.2% drop in mining and quarrying and a 0.3% fall in electricity and gas output. These were partly offset by a 1.9% rise in water supply and sewerage and a 0.1% increase in manufacturing output.

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