In February 2025, the Producer Price Index for Industrial Products increased by 0.3 percent compared to the previous month, while compared to February 2024, the index increase amounted to 6.1 percent.

The prices for mining and quarrying increased by 3.9 percent compared to January 2025, resulting in a 0.24 percentage point contribution to the overall monthly PPI change. In the same period, the prices for manufactured products increased by 0.1 percent, contributing 0.08 percentage points to the monthly index change. Within the group, a noteworthy price increase was registered for food products (0.8 percent) and rubber and plastic products (2.9 percent). Besides, the prices increased for water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation services by 0.1 percent.

The annual PPI rate was mainly affected by price changes for the following products:

Mining and quarrying: the prices were 30.1 percent higher, contributing 1.64 percentage points to the overall annual index change. Within the group, the prices were higher for the subgroup of metal ores (36.5 percent);

Manufactured products: the prices increased by 4.5 percent, contributing 3.63 percentage points to the overall annual index increase. There was a notable increase in the prices for the following subgroups: beverages (7.9 percent) and basic metals (6.0 percent);

Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning: the annual price increase amounted to 6.8 percent, which contributed 0.73 percentage points to the annual index change; ⦁ Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation services: the annual price increase amounted to 2.5 percent, which contributed 0.06 percentage points to the annual index growth.