Malta’s industrial production increased by 7.1% year-on-year in September 2026, the fastest pace since April, after an upwardly revised 5.2% rise in August. The expansion was driven mainly by strong growth in wood, paper products and printing (27.1%); computer, electronic and optical products and motor vehicles (23.4%); as well as chemical and pharmaceutical products.
In contrast, output fell in rubber, plastic and other non-metallic mineral products (11.4%), in other manufacturing (6.8%), and in food products and beverages (0.6%).
By main industrial grouping, energy products posted the largest annual increase (16.6%), followed by capital goods (15.9%), intermediate goods (4.3%), and consumer goods (4.1%). On a seasonally adjusted month-on-month basis, industrial production rose 2.3% in September, rebounding from a revised 0.3% decline in August.
