The two records describe separate July 2026 national industrial-production releases: Slovenia’s output rose 2% year-on-year, accelerating from 1.7% growth in June, while Bulgaria’s fell 6.8%, worsening from a 2.5% decline. Slovenia’s manufacturing output increased 4.5% and monthly production rose 1.4%, whereas Bulgaria’s manufacturing contracted 7.3% and monthly production fell 3.0%. Slovenia’s mining and utilities sectors declined, while Bulgaria’s electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply increased 16.7%.