industrial production in Spain decreased by 1.1% year-on-year in February 2026, following a revised 0.2% fall in January and missing market forecasts of a 1.5% rise. This marks the third consecutive of downturn in industrial activity and the steepest in a year, amid lower production of durable consumer goods (-6.3% vs -9.7% in January), intermediate goods (-2.7% vs -3.1%) and energy (-1.5% vs 4.8%). At the same time, output remained flat for capital goods while it rebounded for non-durable consumer goods (0.6% vs -1.7%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial activity edged down by 0.1%, after an upwardly revised 0.7% fall in January.