06.02.202620:27:20UTC+00Argentina’s Industrial Production Extends Decline in December

In December 2025, Argentina experienced a 3.9% year-on-year decline in industrial production, an improvement from the 8.7% drop recorded in November. Amongst the sixteen manufacturing divisions analyzed, ten reported annual reductions. The most significant declines, affecting the cumulative index, were observed in the production of motor vehicles, bodies, trailers, and auto parts, which fell by 21.6%. Apparel, leather and footwear dropped by 16.7%, machinery and equipment decreased 14.8%, and other equipment, devices, and instruments saw a reduction of 22.4%. Additionally, there were declines in rubber and plastic products (-18.3%), textile products (-25.7%), metal products (-7.5%), furniture, mattresses, and other manufacturing industries (-6.6%), tobacco products (-7.6%), and other transport equipment (-2.9%). In contrast, positive contributions were noted in sectors such as basic metal industries, which rose by 7.4%, wood, paper, publishing, and printing showed a growth of 4.6%, petroleum refining, coke, and nuclear fuel increased by 4.0%, chemical substances and products went up by 1.0%, food and beverages experienced a 0.8% rise, and non-metallic mineral products grew by 0.3%.