Industrial production in Malta fell 3.6% year-on-year in March 2026, reversing a revised 0.8% gain in the previous month. Manufacturing output declined (-4.7% vs 0.3% in February), weighed down by food products and beverages (-11.9%), computer, electronic and optical products and motor vehicles (-11.4%), and other manufacturing (-8.8%). Among industrial groupings, output declined in intermediate goods (-0.1% vs 11.3%) and fell further in consumer goods (-4.8% vs -3.8%) and non-durable goods (-5.7% vs -3.2%), while it contracted at a softer pace for capital goods (-2.8% vs -4.6%). In contrast, production growth strengthened in energy (18.1% vs 11.4%) and rebounded for durable goods (6% vs -9.3%). On a seasonally adjusted monthly basis, industrial activity dropped 1.4% in March.