AArgentina’s manufacturing output fell 3.2% year over year in August 2026, extending a 4.9% decline in July. Eleven of 16 manufacturing divisions posted declines. The steepest falls were recorded in machinery and equipment (-24.0%), other equipment, appliances and instruments (-20.6%), apparel, leather and footwear (-14.7%), tobacco products (-14.3%), motor vehicles, bodies, trailers and auto parts (-8.8%), textile products (-9.4%), metal products (-9.6%), rubber and plastic products (-7.0%), non-metallic mineral products (-6.8%), furniture and mattresses and other manufacturing industries (-5.1%), and food and beverages (-0.2%). Positive contributions came from other transport equipment (12.1%), petroleum refining, coke and nuclear fuel (4.7%), chemicals and chemical products (4.0%), basic metals (3.3%), and wood, paper, publishing and printing (2.3%). The index rose 1.9% month over month.