Slovenia’s industrial output rose by 4.4% year-on-year in April 2026, accelerating from a downwardly revised 2.4% increase in March and reaching its highest level since August 2024. Production rebounded in the electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply sector (up 1.2% versus a 15.8% decline in March), while manufacturing continued to expand, though at a slightly slower pace (4.9% versus 5.2%).
In contrast, mining and quarrying contracted more sharply, with output falling to a seven-month low of -35.2%, compared with -15.9% in the previous month.
By main industrial groupings, output recovered for intermediate goods (2.5% versus a 4.4% decline), while growth moderated for capital goods (8.0% versus 11.2%) and consumer goods (5.0% versus 8.4%). Within consumer goods, the decline in durable goods production deepened (-9.9% versus -3.6%), whereas growth in non-durable goods output slowed (5.1% versus 10.8%).
On a monthly basis, overall industrial activity increased by 0.3% in April, decelerating from a 4.0% rise in March.
