June 14, 2023
The Kosovo Agency of Statistics (KAS) has released the Producer Price Index (PPI) for the first quarter (Q1) 2023.
The total producer price index in Kosovo increased by 3.2% between Q1 2023 and Q4 2022.
Larger increases according to branches of economic activities are observed in: metal ore extraction (15.0%); manufacture of paper and articles thereof (11.6%); processing of food products (7.9%); manufacture of machinery and equipment p.c.t. (7.1%); production of beverages (6.8%); manufacture of chemical products (6.0%); manufacture of motor vehicles (transport), trailers and semi-trailers (4.6%); water collection, treatment and supply (4.6%); production of non-metallic mineral products (4.2%); production of rubber and plastic products (3.3%); ores and other quarries (3.2%); manufacture of electrical equipment (2.4%); manufacture of wood and cork products, except furniture: manufacture of straw articles and interwoven materials – knitting (1.8%); manufacture of furniture (0.8%); and electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (0.6%).
The increase was counteracted by the decrease in prices in: manufacturing of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (-2.4%); manufacture of leather products and articles thereof (-1.4%); and manufacture of metal (-0.7%).
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The largest decreases according to branches of economic activities are observed in: electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (-14.8%); manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (-3.1%); manufacture of metal (-2.5%); manufacture of leather products and articles thereof (-0.6%); and manufacture of furniture (-0.3%).
The decrease was counteracted by the increase in prices for: manufacture of paper and articles thereof (24.5%); other ores and quarries (20.9%); production of beverages (9.6%); manufacture of chemical products (9.6%); processing of food products (9.1%); metal ore extraction (8.4%); manufacture of non-metallic mineral products (5.8%); manufacture of machinery and equipment p.c.t. (5.8%); manufacture of wood and cork products, except furniture: manufacture of straw articles and interwoven materials – knitting (4.6%); water collection, treatment and supply (4.6%); manufacture of motor vehicles (transport), trailers and semi-trailers (2.7%); and manufacture of electrical equipment (1.2%).
Source: Kosovo Agency of Statistics
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