The Argentine Industrial Union (UIA) reported this this Friday Factory activity would have fallen 6% in November compared to a year ago and 1% monthly compared to OctoberThis comes from estimates based on electricity consumption, industry demand and consultations with industry leaders.
“Although the downward trend continues, it should be noted that it may have increased in part due to fewer days of activity due to.” Holidays (2 days less than November 2024 and 4 days less than October 2025),” analyzed the UIA Study Center.
According to information available at the time, production related to construction recorded a monthly decline in November (cement shipments fell by 7.7% and the Construya index, which measures sales of construction products, recorded a decline of 7.1%). one of the most affected sectors in its production levelwith declines of over 20% compared to 2022 and 2023 and still weaker domestic demand.
In the meantime, Car production fell by 22%, This is due to four days less activity compared to the previous month due to holidays and a decline in sales in the domestic market.
At the same time, beverage production fell by 6.9% and electricity consumption by large industrial customers fell by 5.8%. To a lesser extent, production of the metal-mechanical complex fell by 0.5%, although the comparable basis was lower.
On the contrary, the patenting of industrial machinery recorded a slight increase compared to the previous month (0.9%), as did steel production (0.4%). Meanwhile, exports to Brazil remained stable compared to the month of October (-0.1%), with car sales increasing, while the liquidation of agro-industrial currencies marked a monthly decline of 10%.
Likewise, there continues to be high sectoral heterogeneity within the industry (only oil refining and motorcycle production are recovering to 2022 levels) and by company size.
According to the PyME Observatory Foundation situation report, The situation was critical for SMEs in the third quarter of 2025 as the decline in activity continues with a cumulative decline in production of 4.1% and a decline in employment of 4.6%..
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