FX.co ★ Jordan Industrial Output Shrinks for 1st Time in 5 Months

Jordan’s industrial output fell by 0.72% year-on-year in February 2026, reversing a 0.62% increase in January and marking the first decline in industrial production since September. The downturn was driven by weaker manufacturing output (-0.27% vs -0.26% in January) and a sharp fall in electricity production (-9.84% vs +8.62% previously). By contrast, mining and quarrying output continued to expand, rising 2.31%, though this represented a marked slowdown from the 6.99% growth recorded in the prior month. On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial activity decreased 2.19% in February, following a 0.25% drop in January. Over the first two months of 2026 as a whole, industrial production contracted by 0.5% compared with the same period in 2025.