Manufacturing production in Armenia increased by 4.3% in January 2026, reaching 129.8 billion drams

YEREVAN, March 9. /ARKA/. Manufacturing production in January 2026 amounted to 129,775.9 million drams, an increase of 4.3% compared to January 2025 and a decrease of 69.3% compared to December 2025. This is evidenced by data published by the Statistical Committee.

Food production accounted for the largest share of the overall industry structure in January, accounting for 27%. This segment showed a 0.2% increase compared to January of the previous year, producing 35 million drams worth of products. The top five by share also include the production of basic metals: share - 20.1%, growth of 2.2%, volume - 26 million drams; production of tobacco products: share - 16.7%, decline of 3.5%, volume - 21.6 million drams; production of beverages: share - 9.6%, growth of 3.3%, volume - 12.5 million drams; production of other non-metallic mineral products: share - 4.3%, decline of 24.4%, volume - 5.6 million drams.
Next in line are
chemical industry production (4% share, 3.2-fold increase, 5.1 billion drams in volume),

electrical equipment production (2.8% share, 56.4% increase, 3.6 billion drams in volume),

printing and replication of recorded media (2.2% share, 1.3% decline, 2.9 billion drams in volume),

clothing production (2% share, 7% increase, 2.65 billion drams in volume),

rubber and plastic products production (2% share, 13.2% decline, 2.6 billion drams in volume),

computer, electronic, and optical product production (1.4% share, 2.9-fold increase, 1.84 billion drams in volume),

paper and paper product production 1.4% (down 15.6%, value - 1.82 billion drams),

finished metal product manufacturing - 1.3% (up 10.1%, value - 1.7 billion drams), furniture manufacturing - 1.2% (up 75.9%, value - 1.5 billion drams),

basic pharmaceuticals and drug manufacturing - 1.1% (up 44.1%, value - 1.4 billion drams),

repair and installation of machinery and equipment - 0.5% (up 47.2%, value - 688.5 million drams),

textile manufacturing - 0.3% (up 9.2%, value - 383.1 million drams),

leather product manufacturing - 0.2% (down 5.9%, value - 249.8 million drams),

processing Timber production — 0.1% (up 9.4%, value — 161.1 million drams);

Machinery and equipment production not included in other groups — 0.1% (down 77.6%, value — 108.1 million drams).

The share of production not included in other groups was 1.7% (down 0.5%, value — 2,200.1 million drams).

The volume of industrial output in Armenia in January 2026 amounted to 229,540.6 million drams (at current prices), an increase of 10.6% compared to January 2025 and a decrease of 56.7% compared to December 2025. ($1 = 377.29 drams)