BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 12. Industrial enterprises and individual entrepreneurs in Azerbaijan produced industrial goods worth 36.6 billion manat ($21.53 billion) from January through July 2025, which is 2.3 percent less than in the same period last year.
The data obtained by Trend from the State Statistical Committee shows that the oil and gas production decreased by 3.5 percent, while the non-oil and gas production grew by 5.5 percent
Of the total industrial output, 61.5 percent was produced in the mining sector, 32 percent in the manufacturing sector, 5.5 percent in electricity, gas, and steam production and supply, and one percent in water supply, waste treatment, and processing.
In the mining sector, crude oil production fell by 5.4 percent, while natural gas production increased by 0.2 percent.
In the processing sector, wood processing and wood production rose by 88.2 percent, production of pharmaceuticals by 81.3 percent, textiles by 27.5 percent, chemicals by 10.7 percent, food production by 10.6 percent, machinery and equipment production by 10.6 percent, manufacturing of tobacco products by 8.1 percent, rubber and plastic products by 5.3 percent, and petroleum products by 1.4 percent.
Production decreased in beverages by 1.2 percent, furniture by 5.2 percent, construction materials by 5.8 percent, finished metal products by 10.4 percent, metallurgy by 12 percent, electrical equipment by 12.2 percent, motor vehicles, trailers, and semi-trailers by 12.7 percent, machinery installation and repair by 16.8 percent, computers, electronics, and optics by 20 percent, leather and footwear by 20.3 percent, paper and cardboard by 24.6 percent, printing products by 28.1 percent, and clothing by 38.3 percent.
Meanwhile, production of electricity, gas, and steam supply increased by 2.5 percent, and water supply and waste treatment grew by 4.7 percent.
