FX.co ★ Belgium Industrial Output Edges Up in August

Belgium experienced a slight increase in industrial production, registering a 0.1% year-on-year rise in August 2025. This comes after a downwardly revised decrease of 0.3% in July. The mining and quarrying sector saw notable activity growth, surging 3.5% compared to a modest 0.3% rise the previous month. Manufacturing output also showed improvement, increasing by 2.4% from 1.7% in July. In contrast, the electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply sector recorded a 1.9% decline, consistent with the contraction in the previous period. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, the overall industrial production experienced a 0.4% drop, following a revised increase of 1% in the prior month.