Morocco’s manufacturing production index excluding petroleum refining rose 4 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025 from a year earlier, driven by gains in food processing, pharmaceuticals and metal products, the High Commission for Planning said.
In its latest note on the industrial, energy and mining production index, the HCP said output increased 9.9 percent in food industries, 28.9 percent in pharmaceuticals and 14.5 percent in fabricated metal products excluding machinery and equipment. Other gains were recorded in non metallic mineral products, up 4.8 percent, transport equipment, up 37.1 percent, and tobacco products, up 4.7 percent.
The auto industry index fell 6.2 percent, while clothing, electronics and optical products, electrical equipment and other manufacturing industries also declined.
The extractive industries index dropped 4.4 percent in the quarter, while electricity production rose 2.8 percent. Over full year 2025, output increased 7 percent in extractive industries, 4.1 percent in manufacturing excluding refining and 6.3 percent in electricity, the HCP said.
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