Industrial output remains robust, with strong growth in Greece's manufacturing and mining sectors

⑴ Official statistics released on Tuesday showed that Greece's industrial output in December increased by 3.9% year-on-year, with the previous November growth rate revised up to 4.3%. ⑵ In terms of index composition, manufacturing production grew by 3.8% compared to the same month in 2024, electricity output increased by 1.3% year-on-year, while mining output surged by 68.2%. ⑶ The statistics office added that the growth in mining output was mainly due to annual changes in several sub-sectors, including other mining and quarrying, coal and lignite mining, and mining support service activities. ⑷ Compared to the same month a year earlier, the largest percentage increase in December was in other mining and quarrying, while the largest percentage decrease was in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers, and semi-trailers.