Georgia Producer Inflation Hits 1-Year High

Producer prices in Georgia rose 6.5% year-on-year in January 2026, following a 6.1% gain in December, marking the fastest pace of growth since January 2025. Costs surged in mining and quarrying (36.4% vs 22.4% in December), particularly in metal ores (51.4% vs 30.8%). Inflation also accelerated in water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation services (5.6% vs 1.5%), especially in waste collection, treatment and disposal, and materials recovery services (15.1% vs 4.1%). Meanwhile, prices in manufacturing edged down (4.7% vs 4.8%), and increases moderated in electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning (3% vs 7.6%). On a monthly basis, producer prices grew 1.4% in January from 0.3% in December.

Producer prices in Georgia rose by 6.1% year-on-year in December 2025, the same pace as in the previous month. Still, this marked the fastest growth in producer prices since February, driven by ongoing inflation in all sectors, led by manufacturing (at 4.8%). Within the group, there were notable increases in food products and basic metals. Additionally, costs continued to rise for mining and quarrying (22.4% vs 24.2% in November), with higher prices seen for the sub-group of metal ores. Producer inflation also increased for electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (7.6% vs 6.2%) and water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation services (1.5% vs 1.7%). On a monthly basis, producer prices went up by 0.3% in December, following a 0.9% gain in the preceding period.

Producer prices in Georgia rose by 6.1% year-on-year in November 2025, following a 5.6% increase in the previous month. This marked the highest producer inflation since February, driven by gains in almost all sectors, led by mining and quarrying (24.2% vs 21.7% in October), manufactured products (4.8% vs 3.9%), and water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation services (1.7% vs 0.2%). On the other hand, price growth slowed for electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (6.2% vs 10%). On a monthly basis, producer prices grew by 0.9% in November, easing from a 1.1% rise in the preceding period.