The industrial confidence indicator in Slovakia rose by 6 points month-over-month to 3 in August 2025 from -3 in the previous month. This marked the first positive assessment since December 2024, driven by an increase in the expected production (22 vs 10 in July), particularly for manufacture of computer, electronic, and optical products (77 vs 30) and electrical equipment (49 vs 7). Additionally, expectations in the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and other transport equipment (76 vs -5) significantly turned positive, while firms reported an improvement in the current order level (-16 vs -20). Meanwhile, decreases were reported in the stocks of finished goods (-3 vs -1), with lower stock levels expected mainly in the manufacture of other non-metallic products.