Bulgaria’s industrial output fell by 8.9% from a year earlier and by 0.5% from the previous month, preliminary data from the National Statistical Institute showed on November 10.
The September 2026 index was calendar-adjusted for the annual comparison and seasonally adjusted for the monthly comparison. In August, output was down by 5.4% from a year earlier and up by 0.7% from July.
Mining and quarrying output fell by 56.6% from September 2025 and manufacturing output by 9.4%, while electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply rose by 32.2%.
Within manufacturing, output fell by 41.5% in leather processing and the manufacture of footwear and other leather goods. Production of fabricated metal products excluding machinery and equipment fell by 41.2%. Output rose by 11.9% in tobacco products, 9.7% in food products and 9.3% in basic pharmaceutical products and preparations.
Compared with August, mining and quarrying output fell by 8.4% and manufacturing output by 0.4%, while energy supply output rose by 6.8%.
Machinery and equipment repair and installation fell by 13.9% on the month, and electrical equipment production declined by 6.8%. Output in the other manufacturing category rose by 10.4%. Production of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers increased by 9.4%, and output of computer and communications equipment, electronics and optical products rose by 9.3%.