Amman, November 11 (Petra) – The general index for industrial production volume shows an increase of 1.05% for the first nine months of 2026, compared with the same period in 2025, Department of Statistics (DoS)'s monthly report showed.

On a monthly basis, the index for September 2026 rose by 4.45%, compared with the same month in 2025, while it decreased by 2.54%, against the preceding month of August 2026.

Consequently, the Industrial Production Quantity Index (IPQI) for the January-September period 2026 reached 89.89 points, compared with 88.96 points for the same period in 2025.

For September 2026, the index reached 93.44 points, against 89.47 points for the same month in 2025.

The DoS figures also revealed September 2026 IPQI stood at 93.44 points, against 95.88 points in the preceding month, August 2026.

Comparing the cumulative index for the first nine months of 2026 and 2025, production volumes in the "manufacturing" sector, which accounts for 88.7% of the total figure, rose by 1.12%, while production in the electricity sector, accounting for 5.9%, went up by 2.82%.

Meanwhile, production volumes in the extractive industries sector, which accounts for 5.4%, declined by 1.81%.

On an annual basis, the general index for industrial production volumes in September 2026 increased, against September 2025, which was driven by a 4.38% rise in the manufacturing sector.

At the sectoral level, a comparison of the index for September 2026 with the preceding month, August 2026, shows that production volumes in the "manufacturing" sector, which accounts for 88.7% of the total value, fell by 2.00%. Electricity sector, which accounts for 5.9% of the total, saw a decline of 14.43%.

Production volumes in the extractive industries sector, which accounts for a relative share of 5.4%, surged by 2.67%.
//Petra// AG

11/11/2026 14:41:43