New orders in manufacturing fall 28.5pct in August 2025 compared to July

New orders in the manufacturing industry (domestic and non-domestic market) fell by 28.5 percent in nominal terms in August 2025 compared to July 2025, and by 4.9 percent compared to the same month last year, according to the National Institute of Statistics (INS) data published on Thursday.

However, in the first eight months of the year, new manufacturing orders (domestic and non-domestic market) increased by 4.6 percent in nominal terms compared to the period from 1 January to 31 August 2024.

In August 2025, new manufacturing orders dropped by 28.5 percent in nominal terms compared to the previous month, driven by declines in the capital goods industry (-32.2%), intermediate goods (-24.5%), durable consumer goods (-23.7%) and non-durable consumer goods (-19.9%).

Compared to August 2024, new orders fell by 4.9 percent overall, with decreases in capital goods (-8.4%), non-durable consumer goods (-1.3%) and intermediate goods (-0.2%). The durable consumer goods sector was the only one to see growth, increasing by 0.4 percent.

In contrast, new orders in manufacturing grew by 4.6 percent in nominal terms over the period from 1 January to 31 August 2025 compared to the same period in 2024 due to increases in durable consumer goods (+11.0%), non-durable consumer goods (+7.7%), intermediate goods (+5.6%) and capital goods (+3.3%), according to the INS data.