Amman: The Department of Statistics reported that industrial output remained broadly stable during the first two months of 2026, with a marginal and statistically insignificant decline of 0.5 percent compared with the same period in 2025.
According to Jordan News Agency, the department's monthly report indicates that the Industrial Production Index edged down by 0.72 percent in February 2026 on a year-on-year basis. On a monthly basis, the index saw a decline of 2.19 percent compared with January of the same year.
The report highlighted a revision in the base year for the index, now set to 2018=100, replacing the previous base year of 2010=100. Cumulative data showed the industrial production index reached 87.58 points in the first two months of 2026, compared with 87.62 points in the corresponding period of 2025. For February alone, the index stood at 86.61 points, down from 87.24 points in February 2025 and 88.55 points in January 2026.
At the sub-sector level, the manufacturing sector, accounting for 88.7 percent of total industrial output, recorded a slight decline of 0.26 percent during the reporting period. Electricity production, representing 5.9 percent, decreased by 0.41 percent, whereas the mining and quarrying sector, with a 5.4 percent share, posted a 4.79 percent increase.
On a year-on-year basis for February, the overall decline was influenced by a 0.27 percent contraction in manufacturing output and a significant 9.84 percent drop in electricity production, while mining and quarrying activity rose by 2.31 percent. On a month-on-month basis, manufacturing output registered a slight increase of 0.03 percent in February compared with January. In contrast, mining and quarrying output declined by 15.22 percent, with electricity production falling by 20.51 percent over the same period.