The production recorded a 1.3% growth according to the endless measurement, recovering the slight January recoil. The highest positive incidence was provided by the automotive complex, with an increase in production of more than 10%.
The industry recorded 1.3% In February, according to the endless measurement, recovering the January recoil, which was recalulated to a contraction of 0.9%. In the interannual comparison, industrial production advanced 4.7% compared to the same month of the previous year, which promoted the accumulated of the first two -month period of 2025 at a growth of 5.4%. This positive performance is partly explained by the low base of comparison of the first months of 2024.
The manufacturing industry, in particular, showed an improvement of 1.3% monthly in February, reversing the previous fall and leaving a slightly positive balance compared to the last two months of 2024. The data belongs to the last IPI (Industrial Production Index) prepared by Orlando Ferreres and Associates.
Among the sectors, The highest positive incidence was provided by the automotive complex, with an increase in production of 13.1% per year for the second month of the year. The food sector (+6.3%) also stands out thanks to the impulse of oils, and the non -metallic mineral sector (+5.6%), although the latter has a lot of land to recover.
“We forward we hope that industrial production will continue to improve, drive most fragile industrial sectors in terms of competitiveness“They said from the consultant.
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Industry: Analysis by sector in February
- Food, drinks and tobacco: This sector scored for February an annual growth of 4.8%, driven again by the production of oils (+10.5%). For its part, the bovine task contracted 2.8%, while the poultry task grew 2.2%, always in the interannual measurement. The sector shows as a whole an accumulated advance of 7.0%.
- Machinery and equipment: The good result that the sectors of agricultural machinery and the automaker are showing the machinery and equipment section remain the most dynamic in the beginning of 2025, with an advance for February 16.1%, and an accumulated for the first 19.0%bimester. In the detail that In addition, the production of 42,419 vehicles is recorded for the second month, growing 13.1% in the annual comparison.
- Basic metals: Continuing with the negative numbers that have accumulated for 17 months, the basic metal sector recorded for February a 6.6% annual drop, accumulating a decrease of 7.5% for the first bimester. Among the main production lines, hot finished laminates yielded 13.4%, and the cold 18.9%; In turn, the elaboration of raw steel dropped 2.2%, and that of 1.5%aluminum, always over February 2024.
- Non -metallic minerals: Thanks in large part to the very low numbers of the first months of last year, the production of non -metallic minerals shows year -to -year growth for the second consecutive month, scoring for February a rise of 5.6%, which carries the accumulated of the first 6.9%bimester. In detail, the production of Cement Portland had a rise of 8.1%.
Source: Ambito
