Industrial production rose 4.7% in the Basque Country and fell 5.5% in Navarre in September

Industrial production in the Basque Country increased by 4.7% last September compared to the same month in 2025, while in Navarre it fell by 5.5%, the largest drop in all the autonomous communities, as shown by data from the Industrial Production Index (IPI) published this Friday by the National Institute of Statistics (INE).

The evolution of the two territories contrasts with that of the Spanish State as a whole, where industrial production grew by 2.5% in year-on-year rates, 1.2 points higher than in August, when industrial production grew by 1.3%.

Basque industry above the state average

The 4.7% increase in the Basque Country is above the State average, but far from the communities with the highest growth in September, with Madrid being the first (8.6%), followed by Murcia (5.6%) and Andalusia (5.3%).

The data for the first nine months of the year show, however, a more moderate development in the Basque Country, with industrial production growing by 1% between January and September compared with the same period of the previous year, while the State average is 1.5%.

Navarre has experienced the biggest decline

The situation in Navarre has been different: industrial production fell by 5.5% in September compared with the same month last year, with Navarre being the autonomous community with the largest decline.

In the State as a whole, industrial activity increased in eleven communities and declined in five; in addition to Navarre, Extremadura recorded the largest drop of 4%, while in Catalonia there was no change.

Energy boosts industrial production

By sector, energy production has been the main driver of growth in September, with an increase of 7.1 per cent, followed by equipment (3.2 per cent) and intermediate goods (2.4 per cent).

Consumer goods, on the other hand, fall by 1%, with the decline being higher for consumer durables (4.2%) than for non-durable goods (0.7%).

By branch of activity, the largest increases were in the manufacture of electrical equipment and equipment (22.6 per cent), other transport material (13.4 per cent) and electricity and gas supply (9.6 per cent).

The opposite trend was observed in leather and footwear (12.8 per cent), clothing (10.1 per cent) and coke and oil refining (6.4 per cent).

On a monthly basis, industrial production increased by 0.8 per cent in September compared with August, with a year-on-year growth of 2 per cent, corrected by seasonal fluctuation and calendar impact.