{"version":"1","article":{"id":"azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output","slug":"azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output?lang=en","title":"Azerbaijan manufacturing rose 3.4% as overall industrial output slipped","summary":"The State Statistics Committee reported a 0.4% real decline in total industrial output during January–August, alongside 3.4% growth in manufacturing.","category":"economy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-10T15:42:15+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-10T15:42:15+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-11","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"The State Statistical Committee of the Republic of Azerbaijan","url":"https://stat.gov.az/news/index.php?id=6915&lang=en","checkedAt":"2026-10-10","publishedAt":"2026-09-11"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output?lang=es"}],"data_types":["metrics"],"data":{"version":1,"blocks":[{"id":"azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output-official-indicators","type":"metrics","title":{"tr":"Azerbaycan sanayisinde genel üretim düşerken imalat yüzde 3,4 büyüdü","en":"Azerbaijan manufacturing rose 3.4% as overall industrial output slipped","ar":"ارتفع التصنيع في أذربيجان 3.4% مع تراجع الإنتاج الصناعي الإجمالي","fr":"La production manufacturière a progressé de 3,4 % en Azerbaïdjan malgré le recul industriel global","es":"La industria manufacturera de Azerbaiyán creció un 3,4 % pese a la caída industrial general"},"description":{"tr":"Komitenin 11 Eylül tarihli açıklaması, Ocak-Ağustos 2026 üretimini önceki yılın aynı dönemiyle karşılaştırıyor.","en":"The Committee’s 11 September release compares January–August 2026 output with the same period a year earlier.","ar":"يقارن بيان اللجنة الصادر في 11 سبتمبر إنتاج يناير-أغسطس 2026 بالفترة نفسها من العام السابق.","fr":"La publication du Comité du 11 septembre compare la production de janvier à août 2026 à la même période un an plus tôt.","es":"La publicación del Comité del 11 de septiembre compara la producción de enero-agosto de 2026 con el mismo periodo del año anterior."},"methodology":{"tr":"Kaynakta yayımlanan dönem ve ölçüler korunur. Dönüşüm, tahmin veya kaynakta bulunmayan nedensel açıklama eklenmez.","en":"Source periods and measures are preserved. No conversion, forecast, or causal explanation absent from the source is added.","ar":"تُحفظ الفترات والمقاييس كما وردت في المصدر، ولا تضاف تحويلات أو توقعات أو تفسيرات سببية غير منشورة.","fr":"Les périodes et mesures de la source sont conservées. Aucune conversion, prévision ni explication causale absente de la source n’est ajoutée.","es":"Se conservan los periodos y medidas de la fuente. No se añaden conversiones, previsiones ni explicaciones causales ausentes de ella."},"sourceUrls":["https://stat.gov.az/news/index.php?id=6915&lang=en"],"updatedAt":"2026-10-10T12:05:31Z","items":[{"label":{"en":"Total industrial output real change","tr":"Toplam sanayi üretimi reel değişimi","ar":"التغير الحقيقي للإنتاج الصناعي الإجمالي","fr":"Variation réelle de la production industrielle totale","es":"Variación real de la producción industrial total"},"value":-0.4,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output-total-industrial-output-real-change","unitCode":"percent","geography":"azerbaijan","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"},"periodStart":"2026-01"},{"label":{"en":"Manufacturing output real change","tr":"İmalat sanayisi üretimi reel değişimi","ar":"التغير الحقيقي لإنتاج الصناعات التحويلية","fr":"Variation réelle de la production manufacturière","es":"Variación real de la producción manufacturera"},"value":3.4,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output-manufacturing-output-real-change","unitCode":"percent","geography":"azerbaijan","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"},"periodStart":"2026-01"},{"label":{"en":"Motor vehicles and trailers output growth","tr":"Motorlu araç ve römork üretimindeki artış","ar":"نمو إنتاج المركبات والمقطورات","fr":"Croissance de la production de véhicules et remorques","es":"Crecimiento de la producción de vehículos y remolques"},"value":89.3,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output-motor-vehicles-and-trailers-output-growth","unitCode":"percent","geography":"azerbaijan","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"},"periodStart":"2026-01"},{"label":{"en":"Pharmaceutical output growth","tr":"Eczacılık ürünleri üretimindeki artış","ar":"نمو إنتاج المنتجات الصيدلانية","fr":"Croissance de la production pharmaceutique","es":"Crecimiento de la producción farmacéutica"},"value":48.4,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output-pharmaceutical-output-growth","unitCode":"percent","geography":"azerbaijan","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"},"periodStart":"2026-01"},{"label":{"en":"Electrical equipment output growth","tr":"Elektrikli teçhizat üretimindeki artış","ar":"نمو إنتاج المعدات الكهربائية","fr":"Croissance de la production d’équipements électriques","es":"Crecimiento de la producción de equipos eléctricos"},"value":5.4,"unit":"percent","period":"2026-08","basis":"observed","measure":{"id":"azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output-electrical-equipment-output-growth","unitCode":"percent","geography":"azerbaijan","frequency":"monthly","aggregation":"change","periodRole":"reference-period"},"periodStart":"2026-01"}]}]},"data_compilations":[{"id":"azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output-official-indicators","creator":{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/#organization","name":"Haber Paper","url":"https://haberpaper.com/"},"license":{"@type":"CreativeWork","@id":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1#license","name":"Haber Paper Original Data Compilation License 1.0","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/data-terms/v1"},"rights_scope":"Haber Paper original data arrangement, labels and methodology notes only; underlying source rights and permissions remain separate.","source_license_url":null}],"data_downloads":[{"id":"azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output-official-indicators","formats":{"json":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output/data/azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output-official-indicators?lang=en&format=json","csv":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output/data/azerbaijan-august-2026-industrial-output-official-indicators?lang=en&format=csv"}}],"content":{"paragraphs":["The State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan released a national statistical bulletin covering January–August 2026. Its industrial-output report says the sector produced 44.6 billion manats, down 0.4% in real terms from the same period a year earlier. Manufacturing output and industrial services, by contrast, amounted to 14,912.1 million manats and rose 3.4% in real terms. The manat amounts are nominal values; the percentage changes are the source’s inflation-adjusted comparisons. The two should not be confused.","The total and manufacturing series point in different directions because they cover different activities. Total industry includes more than manufacturing, while the reported manufacturing category is narrower. The release therefore shows that manufacturing expanded while the overall industrial index contracted slightly. It does not establish that manufacturing offset the total decline, since the source’s short news release does not provide component weights or a contribution calculation.","Among manufacturing branches, the Committee reported year-on-year increases of 89.3% for motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers and 48.4% for pharmaceutical products. Wood and wood products increased 38.7%, textiles 28.8%, tobacco 16.3%, paper and cardboard 14.1%, rubber and plastics 9.2%, construction materials 9.0%, leather and footwear 8.0%, food products 7.9%, metallurgy 6.9%, and electrical equipment 5.4%. These are growth rates, not absolute production levels or shares of manufacturing.","A high growth rate does not automatically mean a branch made the largest contribution to total output. The release does not provide the base amounts for each branch, nor does it explain whether an increase reflects new capacity, orders, low comparison levels, or other factors. The data support a description of measured changes, but not a causal account of the industrial pattern. No individual company or facility can be inferred from the national sector totals.","The comparison period is January–August 2025. The term “in real terms” indicates a comparison intended to account for price changes, whereas values in manats represent current-value output. The report concerns cumulative activity across the first eight months; it is not a standalone figure for August and does not by itself measure a month-to-month acceleration. Annual comparisons should not be presented as monthly momentum.","The Committee’s release is a national production statistic rather than a company financial statement or a daily price bulletin. Manufacturing’s stated nominal amount of 14,912.1 million manats is part of the wider 44.6 billion manat industrial total. The difference between those amounts cannot simply be labelled mining output without matching definitions and valuation scopes. Likewise, averaging sector growth percentages would ignore their different weights and would not reproduce the overall industrial change.","The release reports observed historical results and does not announce a future production target or forecast. The rapid percentages in motor vehicles and pharmaceuticals may be influenced by their starting levels, but the short release does not provide enough information to quantify that effect. For a fuller assessment, readers would need the Committee’s detailed tables on physical output, sector weights and the longer time series. The figures here establish the reported contrast: total industrial output edged lower while manufacturing grew."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"The State Statistics Committee reported a 0.4% real decline in total industrial output during January–August, alongside 3.4% growth in manufacturing.\n\nThe State Statistics Committee of Azerbaijan released a national statistical bulletin covering January–August 2026. Its industrial-output report says the sector produced 44.6 billion manats, down 0.4% in real terms from the same period a year earlier. Manufacturing output and industrial services, by contrast, amounted to 14,912.1 million manats and rose 3.4% in real terms. The manat amounts are nominal values; the percentage changes are the source’s inflation-adjusted comparisons. The two should not be confused.\n\nThe total and manufacturing series point in different directions because they cover different activities. Total industry includes more than manufacturing, while the reported manufacturing category is narrower. The release therefore shows that manufacturing expanded while the overall industrial index contracted slightly. It does not establish that manufacturing offset the total decline, since the source’s short news release does not provide component weights or a contribution calculation.\n\nAmong manufacturing branches, the Committee reported year-on-year increases of 89.3% for motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers and 48.4% for pharmaceutical products. Wood and wood products increased 38.7%, textiles 28.8%, tobacco 16.3%, paper and cardboard 14.1%, rubber and plastics 9.2%, construction materials 9.0%, leather and footwear 8.0%, food products 7.9%, metallurgy 6.9%, and electrical equipment 5.4%. These are growth rates, not absolute production levels or shares of manufacturing.\n\nA high growth rate does not automatically mean a branch made the largest contribution to total output. The release does not provide the base amounts for each branch, nor does it explain whether an increase reflects new capacity, orders, low comparison levels, or other factors. The data support a description of measured changes, but not a causal account of the industrial pattern. No individual company or facility can be inferred from the national sector totals.\n\nThe comparison period is January–August 2025. The term “in real terms” indicates a comparison intended to account for price changes, whereas values in manats represent current-value output. The report concerns cumulative activity across the first eight months; it is not a standalone figure for August and does not by itself measure a month-to-month acceleration. Annual comparisons should not be presented as monthly momentum.\n\nThe Committee’s release is a national production statistic rather than a company financial statement or a daily price bulletin. Manufacturing’s stated nominal amount of 14,912.1 million manats is part of the wider 44.6 billion manat industrial total. The difference between those amounts cannot simply be labelled mining output without matching definitions and valuation scopes. Likewise, averaging sector growth percentages would ignore their different weights and would not reproduce the overall industrial change.\n\nThe release reports observed historical results and does not announce a future production target or forecast. The rapid percentages in motor vehicles and pharmaceuticals may be influenced by their starting levels, but the short release does not provide enough information to quantify that effect. For a fuller assessment, readers would need the Committee’s detailed tables on physical output, sector weights and the longer time series. The figures here establish the reported contrast: total industrial output edged lower while manufacturing grew.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"economy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/economy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic trading harbour with a cargo ship, containers and a bridge.","language":"en"}}}