The United Kingdom's total industrial production year-on-year growth rate stood at -0.01% in March 2026, unchanged from the -0.01% recorded in February. This indicates that the broader industrial sector remains in a slight contraction phase with no significant shift in momentum.
Over the past six months, the indicator has shown volatility. After registering 0.00% in October 2025 and a brief rise to 0.05% in January 2026, it settled at -0.01% for both February and March 2026, suggesting a stabilization at lower levels following recent fluctuations.
In contrast to the stagnant overall figure, the manufacturing sector showed a marginal improvement. Manufacturing output year-on-year growth rose to 0.01% in March, up from -0.00% in the previous month, marking a slight recovery from negative territory and diverging from the flat trend of total industrial production.