Index of Production UK May 2025

11th July 2025

Monthly production output was estimated to have decreased 0.9% in May 2025; this follows falls in April 2025 (down 0.6%) and March 2025 (down 0.2%).

The fall in monthly output in May 2025 resulted from decreases in "manufacturing" (down 1.0%) and "mining and quarrying" (down 3.2%); these were partially offset by an increase in "water supply and sewerage" (up 0.8%) and "electricity and gas" (up 0.3%).

9 of the 13 manufacturing subsectors saw a fall in May 2025, with the largest negative contribution coming from "basic pharmaceutical products" (down 4.2%); with other negative contributions from "transport equipment" (down 1.3%) and "basic metals and metal products" (down 1.8%).

The largest positive contribution was from "machinery and equipment not elsewhere classified" (up 3.4%), partially offsetting the monthly fall in manufacturing.

Production output was estimated to have increased (up 0.2%) during the three months to May 2025, compared with the three months to February 2025; this is mainly because of a weak December and January 2025 level, followed by a strong February 2025.

The largest positive contributor to the three-monthly rise in May 2025 came from "water supply and sewerage" (up 3.7%), supported by "manufacturing" (up 0.4%); this was partially offset by decreases in "electricity and gas" (down 2.8%) and "mining and quarrying" (down 1.6%).

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