Industrial production in Ukraine fell by 9.2% in September 2026 compared with the same month in 2025, following declines of 6.1% in August and 1.7% in July, according to the State Statistics Service of Ukraine (Ukrstat).
The downturn followed modest year-on-year growth of 1.1% in June and 0.3% in May.
According to Ukrstat, industrial production increased by 2.7% in September compared with August 2026.
Overall, industrial output in Ukraine declined by 1.9% in January–September 2026 compared with the same period last year.
Despite the overall contraction, several industrial sectors recorded growth during the first nine months of 2026 compared with January–September 2025.
Chemical manufacturing increased by 2.7%, food production by 2.8%, and the manufacture of computers, electronic and optical products by 17.1%. Production of machinery and equipment recorded the strongest growth, rising by 36.5%.
At the same time, metallurgical production fell by 18.2%, while the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products declined by 18.1%.
Production of electrical equipment decreased by 17.8%, and electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply fell by 16.7%.
Manufacturing and pharmaceutical production recorded declines of 7.9%, while mining and quarrying output decreased by 0.2%.
The statistics exclude territories temporarily occupied by Russia and certain areas where hostilities are ongoing or have taken place.
