Uruguay’s industrial production rose 4.2% year over year in July 2026, following a 5.4% increase in June. The growth was driven primarily by a 10.5% rise in food products manufacturing, followed by pharmaceutical products, which increased 7.0%, and paper and paper products, which rose 6.4%. The division with the largest negative contribution to the year-over-year change in industrial output was beverage manufacturing, which slumped 32.4%. Meanwhile, the Index of Hours Worked by Workers increased 2.6%, while the Employment Index declined 0.1%. On a monthly basis, industrial production fell 1.0% in July.