2025.07.1402:51:05UTC+00Jordan Industrial Output Rises the Least in 10 Months

In May 2025, industrial output in Jordan experienced a year-on-year increase of 0.74%, slightly down from the 1.37% growth seen in April. Despite this easing, it represented the eleventh consecutive month of growth in industrial activity, although it was the mildest rate since July of the previous year. The accelerated growth in the electricity sector, which rose to 8.26% from 7.15% in April, along with a recovery in mining and quarrying, which jumped to 10.93% from a contraction of 2.11%, helped offset a decline in the manufacturing sector, which fell by 0.32% after a 1.21% rise in April. Manufacturing remains the largest component of total production. On a month-to-month basis, industrial production increased by 2.95%, recovering from a 2.56% drop in April, and marking the strongest growth pace in a year. Cumulatively, for the first five months of 2025, industrial output rose by 2.07% compared to the same period in the previous year.