Ammon News - The Department of Statistics (DoS) on Tuesday issued its monthly report on the Producer Price Index (PPI), showing a 0.68 percent decline in industrial producer prices during the first nine months of 2025 compared with the same period of 2024.

On a monthly basis, the PPI dropped by 1.8 percent in September compared with the same month of 2024, and by 0.94 percent from August 2025.

According to the report, the PPI for the first nine months of 2025 stood at 106.67 points, down from 107.40 points for the same period last year.

For September, the index reached 105.56 points compared with 107.50 points in September 2024, and 106.56 points in August 2025.

The cumulative comparison for the first nine months of 2025 showed a 0.91 percent decline in manufacturing prices, which carry a relative importance of 88.74 percent, while extractive industries rose by 1.45 percent, relative importance 5.36 percent, and electricity prices increased by 0.85 percent, relative importance 5.91 percent.

The monthly decrease in September compared with the same month of 2024 was mainly driven by lower prices in manufacturing industries, down 1.77 percent, and extractive industries, down 5.32 percent, while electricity prices rose by 0.91 percent.

Compared with the previous month, the overall PPI for September fell due to a 0.82 percent decline in manufacturing prices, which have a relative importance of 88.74 percent, and a 4.10 percent decrease in extractive industries, 5.36 percent, while electricity prices rose slightly by 0.17 percent 5.91 percent.