Denmark’s manufacturing output rose 4.8% month-on-month in September 2026, accelerating from an upwardly revised 1.0% increase in August. This was the strongest expansion in three months, driven by faster growth in electronics (8.6% vs 1.8% in August) and furniture (7.3% vs 0.2%).
Activity also rebounded in pharmaceutical products (10.0% vs -1.3% previously) and machinery (1.3% vs -1.4%).
By contrast, growth slowed in wood and paper products (0.1% vs 4.1%), petroleum and chemical products (2.4% vs 9.1%), metal and metal products (0.3% vs 5.0%), and electrical equipment (0.1% vs 4.5%). Output fell in food, beverages, and tobacco (-0.2% vs 0.1%), textile, clothing, and leather products (3.5% vs 6.4%), and rubber, plastic, glass, and concrete products (-2.9% vs 3.8%).
On a non-seasonally adjusted annual basis, manufacturing production grew 5.7% in September, slowing notably from an upwardly revised 6.8% increase in the previous period.
