Argentina’s manufacturing output fell 3.2% year over year in August 2026, extending a 4.9% decline in July. Eleven of 16 manufacturing divisions posted declines. The steepest falls were recorded in machinery and equipment (-24.0%), other equipment, appliances and instruments (-20.6%), apparel, leather and footwear (-14.7%), tobacco products (-14.3%), motor vehicles, bodies, trailers and auto parts (-8.8%), textile products (-9.4%), metal products (-9.6%), rubber and plastic products (-7.0%), non-metallic mineral products (-6.8%), furniture and mattresses and other manufacturing industries (-5.1%), and food and beverages (-0.2%). Positive contributions came from other transport equipment (12.1%), petroleum refining, coke and nuclear fuel (4.7%), chemicals and chemical products (4.0%), basic metals (3.3%), and wood, paper, publishing and printing (2.3%). The index rose 1.9% month over month. source: Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (INDEC)

Industrial Production in Argentina decreased 3.20 percent in August of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Industrial Production in Argentina averaged 1.50 percent from 1995 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 56.20 percent in April of 2021 and a record low of -33.20 percent in April of 2020. This page provides the latest reported value for - Argentina Industrial Production - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. Argentina Industrial Production - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2026.

Industrial Production in Argentina decreased 3.20 percent in August of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Industrial Production in Argentina is expected to be -2.00 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Argentina Industrial Production is projected to trend around 2.80 percent in 2027 and 1.60 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-09-08 07:00 PM
Industrial Production YoY
Jul -4.9% 2.1% 3.7%
2026-10-07 07:00 PM
Industrial Production YoY
Aug -3.2% -4.9% -0.8%
2026-11-09 07:00 PM
Industrial Production YoY
Sep -3.2% -1.0%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Capacity Utilization 58.20 59.10 percent Jul 2026
Changes in Inventories -10289.00 -30752.00 ARS Million Jun 2026
Industrial Production YoY -3.20 -4.90 percent Aug 2026
Industrial Production Mom 1.90 -5.10 percent Aug 2026


Argentina Industrial Production
In Argentina, industrial production measures the output of businesses integrated in industrial sector of the economy such as manufacturing, mining, and utilities.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-3.20 -4.90 56.20 -33.20 1995 - 2026 percent Monthly
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Argentina Factory Output Extends Decline
Argentina’s manufacturing output fell 3.2% year over year in August 2026, extending a 4.9% decline in July. Eleven of 16 manufacturing divisions posted declines. The steepest falls were recorded in machinery and equipment (-24.0%), other equipment, appliances and instruments (-20.6%), apparel, leather and footwear (-14.7%), tobacco products (-14.3%), motor vehicles, bodies, trailers and auto parts (-8.8%), textile products (-9.4%), metal products (-9.6%), rubber and plastic products (-7.0%), non-metallic mineral products (-6.8%), furniture and mattresses and other manufacturing industries (-5.1%), and food and beverages (-0.2%). Positive contributions came from other transport equipment (12.1%), petroleum refining, coke and nuclear fuel (4.7%), chemicals and chemical products (4.0%), basic metals (3.3%), and wood, paper, publishing and printing (2.3%). The index rose 1.9% month over month.
2026-10-07
Argentina Manufacturing Output Falls in July
Argentina’s manufacturing output fell 4.9% year-on-year in July 2026, extending a 2.6% decline in the first seven months of the year. Twelve of the 16 manufacturing divisions posted annual declines. The steepest falls came from other equipment, appliances and instruments (-31.4%), machinery and equipment (-26.7%), clothing, leather and footwear (-15.9%), textiles (-13.0%), non-metallic mineral products (-12.6%), tobacco products (-12.3%), rubber and plastic products (-9.1%), furniture and other manufacturing (-9.1%), metal products (-8.4%), motor vehicles and auto parts (-5.4%), chemicals (-1.3%), and food and beverages (-0.5%). Meanwhile, output increased in petroleum refining (8.1%), wood, paper and printing (7.1%), other transport equipment (2.6%), and basic metals (1.6%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, manufacturing output fell 5.0% in July, while the trend-cycle index declined 0.9%.
2026-09-08
Argentina Industrial Output Rebounds in June
Argentina’s industrial production grew by 2% year-on-year in June 2026, recovering from a downwardly revised 5.6% drop in the previous month. Ten of the 16 manufacturing sectors posted annual increases. The strongest gains came from basic metals (11.8%), chemicals and chemical products (11.0%), other transport equipment (7.2%), food and beverages (6.2%), wood, paper and printing (8.4%), metal products (3.6%), petroleum refining (3.4%), furniture and other manufacturing (3.4%), and tobacco products (0.4%). Meanwhile, output declined in other equipment, appliances and instruments (-25.3%), machinery and equipment (-16.8%), textiles (-15.9%), apparel, leather and footwear (-8.4%), non-metallic mineral products (-7.2%), motor vehicles and auto parts (-3.5%), and rubber and plastic products (-2.9%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial production rose 0.9%, accelerating from an downwardly revised 0.3% gain in May.
2026-08-09