Colombia PPI Picks Up in April

Colombia’s National Producer Price Index rose 4.5% year-on-year in April 2026, accelerating from 4.2% in March. Mining prices increased 16.61%, while agriculture, livestock and fishing rose 3.49% and industry advanced 2.31%, all below the headline rate of 4.48%. On a monthly basis, producer prices increased 0.4%.

Colombia’s National Production Price Index rose 4.22% year-on-year in March 2026, rebounding from a 0.30% deflation in February. Mining was the only sector above the average at 10.83% while agriculture livestock and fishing rose 4.05% and industry advanced 2.87% both below the overall 4.22% average. Among the main contributors were raw semi-processed or powdered gold including platinum-gold up 51.40% crude petroleum and bituminous mineral oils up 10.47% and citrus fruits up 61.80%. The main deflations were coffee, down 27.77%, hulled or green coffee, down 12.05%, and ethyl alcohol and other alcohols including denatured, down 26.84%. On a monthly basis, the PPI was 3.94% higher.

Colombia’s producer prices fell 1.98% year-on-year in January 2026, following 2.63% deflation in the previous month. Mining and quarrying was the only sector below the average, with prices down 21.26%. Manufacturing prices rose 0.87%, while agriculture, livestock and fishing increased 2.90%, both above the overall average. On a month-over-month basis, the PPI rose 1.51%.