Jordan Producer Inflation Slows in June

Producer prices in Jordan increased 5.27% year-on-year in June 2026, slowing from an over three-year high of 6.60% in the previous month. Prices moderated sharply in mining and quarrying, which rose 1.50% from 17.18% in May. At the same time, manufacturing prices eased to 5.82% from 6.41%, driven particularly by softer inflation in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products, rubber and plastic products, and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment. Costs also edged down in electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply (0.52% vs 0.55%). On a monthly basis, producer prices fell 1.15% in June, reversing from a 0.58% gain in the previous month.

Producer prices in Jordan increased 6.60% year-on-year in May 2026 from 5.81% in the previous month. This marked the second consecutive annual increase since January 2025 and the highest reading since November 2022, driven by a sharp acceleration in mining and quarrying prices, which rose 17.18% from 8.98% in April. At the same time, manufacturing prices picked up to 6.43% from 5.93%, driven particularly by the manufacture of paper and paper products, refined petroleum products, and fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment. Meanwhile, inflation eased in electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply (0.55% vs. 1.12%). On a monthly basis, producer prices rose 0.60% in May, slowing sharply from 6.99% in the previous month.

Producer prices in Jordan increased 5.8% year-on-year in April 2026, rebounding from a 1.66% decline in the previous month and marking the first annual increase since January 2025, as well as the highest reading since November 2022. The turnaround was driven by a rebound in manufacturing prices, which rose 5.93% after a 1.87% decline in March, alongside a pick up in mining and quarrying prices, which climbed 8.98% following a 1.13% fall. At the same time, costs edged higher in electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply (1.12% vs 1.0%). On a monthly basis, producer prices rose 6.98% in April, accelerating sharply from 1.17% in the previous month. Over the January–April 2026 period, producer prices fell 0.34% compared with the same period a year earlier, as declines in manufacturing prices outweighed increases in mining and electricity costs.