Malta’s industrial production rose by 3.4% year-on-year in January 2025, easing sharply from an upward revised and near two-year high of 14.8% advance in the previous month.
This marked the softest expansion in industrial activity since August 2023, as output slowed significantly for manufacturing (3.9% vs 15% in December).
At the same time, production plunged for intermediate goods (-14.1% vs 22.7%), consumer durable goods (-12.8% vs 17.8%), and energy (-5% vs 13.1%).
Meanwhile, output growth increased further for capital goods (21% vs 10.7%), consumer non-durable goods (15.2% vs 7.3%), and consumer goods (12.4% vs 8.1%).
On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial activity plunged by 12.9% in January, reversing a downwardly revised 3.8% gain in the preceding period.