In April 2025, the national output of industry changed by 0.1% from March, in the seasonally adjusted series. Against April 2024, in the non-adjusted series, there was a change of -0.3%, which interrupted a sequence of ten months of increase. The cumulative index in the year reached 1.4% and that in the last 12 months, 2.4%. The quarterly moving average for the quarter ended April stood at 0.5%.

Three of the four broad economic categories and 13 of the 25 industrial activities surveyed indicated increase in production from March to April 2025.

Among the activities, the main positive contributions came from mining and quarrying industry (1.0%) and beverages (3.6%), the former with a cumulative increase of 7.5% in three consecutive months of increase; the latter recording an increase after a null change (0.0%) in March and -0.1% in February 2025.

Other relevant contributions to the industry overall came from motor vehicles, trailers and bodies (1.0%) and printing and reproduction of recorded media (11.0%).

On the other hand, among the eleven activities with drops in output, the main impacts on the average of industry came from coke, petroleum products and biofuels (-2.5%) and pharmaceuticals (-8.5%), both partially making up for the advances recorded last March: 3.4% and 12.0%, respectively.

Pulp, paper and paper products (-3.1%), machinery and equipment (-1.4%), furniture (-3.7%), miscellaneous products (-3.8%) and electrical machinery and apparatus (-1.9%) accounted for other relevant negative contributions.

Among broad economic categories, also against March 2025, in the seasonally adjusted series, capital goods (1.4%) recorded the  highest positive result in April 2025 and made up for the loss of 0.5% recorded in the previous month. 

Producers of intermediate goods (0.7%) and durable consumer goods (0.4%) also recorded increases in the month, with the former recording an increase for the third month in a row, a period marked by an increase of 2.1%; and the second recording an expansion of 4.2% in two consecutive months of positive results. 

On the other hand, the segment of semi and non-durable goods, having decreased 1.9%, recorded the only negative rate in April 2025 and made up for the advance of 2.8% recorded last March. 

Quarterly moving average changes by 0.5% in the quarter ended April

Also in the seasonally adjusted series, the quarterly moving average recorded a positive change of 0.5% in the quarter ended April 2025 against the previous month and recorded increase for the second consecutive month, with a cumulative increase of 0.9% in the period. 

All the broad economic categories recorded positive results in April 2025, with increased intensity in intermediate goods (0.7%) and durable consumer goods (0.5%), and reduced figures in capital goods (0.3%) and semi and non-durable consumer goods (0.1%).

From April 2024, industrial production changes by -0.3%

Against April 2024, the industrial sector recored a negative change of 0.3%, with negativeresults in two of the broad economic categories, 16 of the 25 subsectors, 48 of the 80 groups and 53.7% of the 789 products surveyed. It is worth mentioning that April 2025 had two business days more (20) than the same month a year ago (22).

Among the activities, the main negative contributions to the industry overall came from food products (-4.9%), coke, petroleum products nd biofuels (-2.9%), motor vehicles, trailers and bodies (-3.7%) and pharmaceuticals (-9.0%).

Other negative contributions were recorded by the subsectors of electrical machinery and apparatus (-6,7%), pulp, paper and paper products (-3.8%), printing and reproduction of recorded media (-17.5%), leather and travel articles and footwear (-5.3%), manufacture of wearing apparel and accessories (-3.8%), miscellaneous products  (-5.3%) and rubber products and plastic material (-1.5%).

On the other hand, in the same comparison, among the nine activities that recorded increase in output, mining and quarrying industry  (10.2%) exerted the greatest influence on the average of industry. It is worth pointing out the positive contributions of basic metals (4.4%), maintenance, repair and installation of machinery and equipment (10.4%), machinery and equipment (2.5%), textiles (6.6%), beverages (2.5%) and chemicals (0.9%).

Semi and non-durable good and capital goods dropped from April 2024

Also against April 2024, semi and non-durable goods (-5.4%) and capital goods (-3.3%) accounted, in April 2025, for the nagative rates among the broad economic categories, following the movement of the industr overall (-0.3%). On the other hand, producers of intermediate goods (1.9%) and durale consumer goods (2.0%) recorded the positive results in April 2025.

The sector producing semi and non-durable goods dropped 5.4% in April 2025 from the same period a year ago, after n increase of 2.4% in March, when it interrupted a sequece of four consecutive months of negative rates in this type of comparison. The negative performance in the month results from the drops observed in all the groups, among which stand out: food and products elaborated for domestic consumption (-3.2%), fuels (-9.2%) and non-durable goods (-6.7%), due, to a great extent, to the lower production of frozen poultry and giblets, refined sugar, cookies and crackers, rice, fresh or cooled beef, dried pasta, ground roasted coffee and vitamin supplements, in the first one; ethyl alcohol, in the second; and medicines, hair preparations bar soaps, soaps or detergents, vaccines and saline solutions, disinfectants for domesti or industrial use, prnted material for advertising purposes in print, disposable plastic articles and fabric softeners, in the third one. 

It is also worth mentioning the negatove results of semi-durable goods (-6.3%) and of food products and beverages for domesric consumption (-4.0%), due, to a great extent, to drops in the production of mobile telephones, shirts, blouses of the like for female use (made of cotton or not), women's footwear made of synthetic material or leather, slacks, children's apparel and accessories (made of jersey or not), dresses (made of jersey of not), sports footwear made of ynthetic material, curtains and their accessories, aluminium artifacts for domestic use, mattresses and sleepwear or swimwear, in the former; and fish fillet and fresh, cooled or frozen fish, in the latter. 

The production of capital goods, having dropped 3.3% in April 2025 against the same period a year ago, recorded the second consecutive negative rate and intensified the pace of decrease from the result in the previous month (-0.8%). In the formation of the monthly index, the segment was mainly influenced by the drops observed in the group of capital goods for transportation equipment (-12.0%), driven by the reduced production of tractor truck for trailers and semi-trailers, buses and trailers and semi-trailers. It is also worth mentioning the drops recorded by capital goods for construction (-12.7%), for electricity (-5.1%) and for agriculture (-1.0%). On the other hand, subsectors of capital goods for industrial use (2.7%) and for mixed use (7.1%) accounted for the main positibe influences in April 2025.

Ainda no confronto com abril de 2024, o segmento de bens intermediários, ao crescer 1,9% em abril de 2025 frente a igual período do ano anterior, assinalou a segunda taxa positiva consecutiva, mas mostrou perda de intensidade frente ao resultado do mês anterior (3,9%). O índice desse mês foi explicado, principalmente, pelos avanços nos produtos associados às atividades de indústrias extrativas (10,2%), de metalurgia (4,4%), de produtos químicos (3,2%), de produtos têxteis (10,1%) e de coque, produtos derivados do petróleo e biocombustíveis (0,4%), enquanto as pressões negativas foram registradas por produtos alimentícios (-5,5%), celulose, papel e produtos de papel (-4,4%), produtos de minerais não metálicos (-1,7%), máquinas e equipamentos (-3,5%), produtos de metal (-1,5%), produtos de borracha e de material plástico (-1,1%) e veículos automotores, reboques e carrocerias (-0,4%).

Vale citar também os resultados negativos assinalados pelos grupamentos de insumos típicos para construção civil (-1,5%), que interrompeu doze meses de taxas positivas consecutivas nesse tipo de comparação; e de embalagens (-1,5%), que voltou a recuar após registrar crescimento em março (1,2%) e queda em fevereiro de 2025 (-0,9%).

O setor produtor de bens de consumo duráveis mostrou expansão de 2,0% em abril de 2025 frente a igual período do ano anterior e marcou a décima primeira taxa positiva consecutiva, mas a menos elevada dessa sequência. Nesse mês, o setor foi impulsionado, em grande medida, pela maior fabricação de automóveis (3,9%) e de eletrodomésticos da “linha marrom” (8,7%). Vale destacar também os avanços registrados por motocicletas (5,4%) e pelo grupamento de outros eletrodomésticos (3,1%). Por outro lado, os principais impactos negativos foram assinalados pelos grupamentos de eletrodomésticos da “linha branca” (-17,7%) e de móveis (-2,0%).

Acumulado no ano avança 1,4%

No índice acumulado no ano de 2025, frente a igual período do ano anterior, o setor industrial assinalou avanço de 1,4%, com resultados positivos em três das quatro grandes categorias econômicas, 16 dos 25 ramos, 50 dos 80 grupos e 53,9% dos 789 produtos pesquisados.

Entre as atividades, as principais influências positivas no total da indústria foram registradas por máquinas e equipamentos (9,3%), veículos automotores, reboques e carrocerias (4,8%), produtos químicos (4,2%), indústrias extrativas (1,8%) e metalurgia (4,7%). Outras contribuições positivas importantes foram assinaladas pelos ramos de produtos têxteis (11,8%), de manutenção, reparação e instalação de máquinas e equipamentos (8,8%), de produtos de metal (2,7%), electrical machinery and apparatus (3,5%), de produtos farmoquímicos e farmacêuticos (3,1%) e de móveis (5,0%).

Por outro lado, ainda na comparação com janeiro-abril de 2024, entre as nove atividades que apontaram redução na produção, coque, produtos derivados do petróleo e biocombustíveis (-2,6%) exerceu a maior influência na formação da média da indústria, pressionada, principalmente, pela menor produção de óleo diesel e de álcool etílico. Vale destacar também os impactos negativos registrados pelos setores de produtos alimentícios (-0,7%), de celulose, papel e produtos de papel (-2,5%), de bebidas (-2,3%) e de impressão e reprodução de gravações (-11,3%).

Entre as grandes categorias econômicas, o perfil dos resultados para os quatro primeiros meses de 2025 mostrou maior dinamismo para bens de consumo duráveis (8,8%), impulsionada, em grande medida, pela maior produção de automóveis (7,3%) e de eletrodomésticos da “linha marrom” (13,4%). Os setores produtores de bens de capital (2,6%) e de bens intermediários (1,5%) também assinalaram taxas positivas no índice acumulado do primeiro quadrimestre de 2025 e apontaram avanços mais elevados do que o verificado na média da indústria (1,4%). Por outro lado, o segmento de bens de consumo semi e não duráveis, ao recuar 0,9%, registrou a única taxa negativa no fechamento dos quatro primeiros meses do ano.