In October 2025, the Producer Price Index (PPI) for industrial products increased by 1.1% compared to the previous month, while the year-on-year increase reached 5.6%, Geostat reported.

Mining and quarrying prices rose by 8.0%, contributing 0.56 percentage points to the overall monthly PPI growth. Manufactured products increased by 0.5%, contributing 0.42 percentage points. Within this category, prices rose for: Food products – 0.8%, basic metals – 2.9%,

Prices for electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning increased by 0.6%, contributing 0.07 percentage points to the monthly index.

The 5.6% year-on-year PPI increase was mainly driven by the following categories:

• Mining and quarrying: Prices were 21.7% higher than in October 2024, contributing 1.41 percentage points to the annual change, within the group, metal ore prices increased by 30.1%.

• Manufactured products: Prices rose by 3.9%, contributing 3.13 percentage points to the annual increase, notable price rises were recorded for food products (9.7%) and beverages (5.2%).

• Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning: Annual prices increased by 10.0%, contributing 1.04 percentage points.

• Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation services: Prices increased by 0.2%, contributing 0.01 percentage points.