According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the producer price index of industrial products (PPI) has increased by 5% since the beginning of this year and by 0.5% compared to March 2025.
The cost of intermediate goods rose 1.1% month-on-month, while prices of capital, durable and non-durable goods rose 0.4%, 0.1% and 0.4%, respectively. Prices of energy goods and activities remained unchanged.
And on a year-on-year basis, prices for electricity and heat (+25.4%) and mining (+12.9%) increased the most.
Interestingly, no decrease in prices was registered for any key indicator. In comparison, in April 2024 compared to April 2023, a 24.2% decrease in electricity and heat prices was recorded, a 1.7% decrease in the manufacturing sector and only the extractive industry recorded a 7.8% increase.
