Brazilian industrial production falls again in August and shows weak growth for the year
Industrial production fell for the second month in year-on-year comparison and accumulated a modest advance in 2026. Read on Gazeta do Povo.
TL;DR
- Brazil's industrial production fell by 0.6% in August from July, and accumulated only 0.8% growth in the first eight months of the year.
- On an annual comparison, production fell by 1.2% in August, worsening the 0.5% drop seen in July.
- Key negative impacts came from tobacco products (-23.4%), pharmachemicals and pharmaceuticals (-5.5%), and extractive industries (-0.7%).
- Positive contributions were mainly from food products (1%), with other sectors like diverse products and chemicals also seeing increases.
- Year-to-date, extractive industries (6.1%), coke, petroleum derivatives, and biofuels (3.1%), and motor vehicles (5.8%) were positive, while machinery and equipment (-7.8%) and chemicals (-3.5%) showed declines.