Poland’s industrial production increased by 4.6% year-on-year in September 2026, up from a downwardly revised 4.0% in August and above market expectations of 3.1%. Growth in manufacturing accelerated to 4.0% from 3.1%, supported in particular by stronger output in beverages (9.1% vs 6.1%), printing and reproduction of recorded media (1.0% vs 0.3%), chemicals and chemical products (8.7% vs 0.9%), and computer, electronic, and optical products (12.6% vs 7.1%).
Production also picked up in electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (10.2% vs 9.1%). By contrast, growth in mining and quarrying slowed (12.9% vs 18.2%), as did activity in water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation (8.2% vs 9.6%).
On a monthly basis, industrial output surged by 17.0% in September, rebounding sharply from a 7.8% decline in August. Over the January–September period, industrial production was 3.6% higher than in the same period a year earlier.
