Ammon News - Industrial producer prices in Jordan slipped 0.55% in the first seven months of 2025 compared with the same period a year earlier, according to the Department of Statistics.

The General Index of Industrial Producer Prices stood at 106.80 points through July, down from 107.39 in the same period of 2024. On a monthly basis, the index fell 0.88% in July 2025 compared with a year earlier but rose 0.19% from June.

The decline was mainly driven by a 0.76% drop in manufacturing prices, which make up nearly 89% of the index. In contrast, prices in the extractive industries rose 1.36%, while electricity prices were up 0.88% in the seven-month period.

In July alone, manufacturing prices fell 1.43% year-on-year, outweighing sharp increases of 6.73% in extractive industries and 0.83% in electricity. Compared with June, July prices rose on the back of a 0.19% rise in manufacturing and a 1.81% jump in extractive industries, while electricity prices declined 1.30%.

The department noted that the base year for the index has been updated to 2018 (=100), replacing the previous 2010 benchmark.

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