BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 12. Industrial
production in Azerbaijan amounted to 15.8 billion manat from
January through March 2025, reflecting a decrease of 2.7 percent
compared to the same period last year.
Data obtained by Trend from the State Statistical Committee indicates
that in the oil and gas sector, production fell by 3.6 percent,
while the non-oil and gas sector saw a growth of 3.5 percent.
The distribution of industrial production shows that 62.4
percent came from the mining sector, 30.3 percent from the
manufacturing sector, 6.4 percent from electricity, gas, and steam
production and distribution, and 0.9 percent from water supply,
wastewater treatment, and disposal.
In the mining sector, crude oil production dropped by 5.5
percent, while natural gas production increased by 1.1 percent.
In the processing sector, production of wood and wood products
increased by two times, pharmaceutical product output rose by 43.3
percent, production of computer, electronic, and optical products
grew by 31.4 percent, leather and leather products, including
footwear, saw an increase of 23.7 percent, machinery and equipment
production rose by 20.9 percent, textile industry output grew by
15.6 percent, food products production increased by 12.2 percent,
and the production of automobiles, trailers, and semi-trailers grew
by 3.1 percent.
The chemical industry saw a 1.9 percent increase, beverage
production rose by 0.9 percent, production of rubber and plastic
products grew by 1.8 percent, electrical equipment production
increased by 2.4 percent, tobacco products production rose by 3.1
percent, petroleum product output grew by 7.0 percent,
metallurgical industry products increased by 8.0 percent,
construction materials production rose by 9.5 percent, furniture
production grew by 9.7 percent, production of finished metal
products increased by 18.1 percent, and paper and cardboard output
rose by 31.5 percent.
However, machinery and equipment installation and repair work
decreased by 32.8 percent, clothing production dropped by 45.3
percent, and production of printing products fell by 55.1
percent.
The electricity, gas, and steam production sector saw a slight
increase in output of 1.2 percent, while the water supply, waste
treatment, and disposal sector grew by 3.0 percent.
