Manufacturing production in the Netherlands rose 0.4% month-on-month in January 2026, following a downwardly revised 0.3% rise in the previous month. This marked the highest reading since August 2025, as output recovered for food (5.3% vs -3.3% in December 2025), leather and shoes (6.8% vs -8.3%), wood (4.1% vs -1%), paper (6.5% vs -4.6%), furniture (4.9% vs -4.1%), and pharmaceuticals (23.8% vs -18.5%). At the same time, activity declined at a softer pace for textiles (-1.1% vs -1.8%) and chemicals (-1.8% vs -4.6%). Meanwhile, output contracted for petroleum (-4.5% vs 2.4%), rubbers and plastics (-1.5% vs 0.5%), machinery (-4.1% vs 9.1%), and basic metals (-14% vs 12.8%). On an annual basis, manufacturing output grew by 1.1% in January, easing from an upwardly revised 1.4% in the preceding period.
