Georgia Producer Prices Rise at Faster Pace

Producer prices in Georgia rose 6.5% year-on-year in March 2026, following a 4-month low of 5.7% in the previous month. Prices increased in manufacturing (5% vs 4.7% in February), driven largely by higher costs in the manufacturing of beverages (6.2% vs 0.9%), printing and recording services (7.7% vs 3.9%), chemical and chemical products (7.8% vs 0.7%), electrical equipment (5.6% vs 4.1%), and furniture (1.1% vs 0.7%). At the same time, costs grew for electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (2% vs 1%) and water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation services (5.5% vs 5.1%). Meanwhile, price growth eased for mining and quarrying (33% vs 34.2%). On a monthly basis, advanced 1.5% in March, rebounding from a 0.4% decline in the preceding period.

Producer prices in Georgia rose 5.7% year-on-year in February 2026, slowing from a one-year high of 6.5% in the previous month. This marked the lowest reading since October 2025, highlighting a moderation in price growth across all sectors. Manufacturing prices eased to 4.1% from 4.7% in January, led by a slowdown in the manufacturing of food products (10.3% vs 11.8%). Overall producer inflation were also influenced by softer prices in mining and quarrying, which eased to 34.2% from 36.4% in the previous month, led by metal ores (47.6% vs 51.4%). Other major sectors showed similar moderation, namely electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning supply (1% vs 3%) and water supply, sewerage, waste management, and remediation services (5.1% vs 5.6%). On a monthly basis, producer prices fell 0.4% in February, reversing a 1.4% gain recorded in January.

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.