Jordan Producer Inflation at 4-Month High

Producer prices in Jordan rose by 5.41% year-on-year in September 2026, accelerating from 3.47% in August and reaching their highest level since May. The increase was driven primarily by faster price growth in manufacturing (5.60% vs. 3.71%), particularly in coke and refined petroleum products (49.1% vs. 33.67%) and fabricated metal products, excluding machinery and equipment (4.23% vs. 0.38%). Price growth also accelerated in mining and quarrying (6.46% vs. 1.50%), while edging up slightly in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (1.78% vs. 1.74%). On a monthly basis, producer prices increased by 0.92% in September, reversing a 0.61% decline in August and returning to positive growth after three consecutive months of contraction.

Producer prices in Jordan increased 3.47% year-on-year in August 2026, easing slightly from 3.64% in the previous month and marking the smallest gain since deflation in March. The slowdown was most pronounced in mining and quarrying, where prices rose 1.50% compared with 6.99% in July, as the increase in other mining and quarrying moderated (1.90% vs 7.50%), while crude oil and natural gas remained in deflation (-20.26%). Prices in electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply also eased to 1.74% from 1.91%. In contrast, manufacturing prices picked up slightly to 3.71% from 3.55%, driven by higher prices for coke and refined petroleum products (33.67% vs 31.36%), basic metals (1.27% vs -0.56%), furniture (0.88% vs -12.64%), computer, electronic and optical products (5.53% vs 5.49%), and motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers (3.75% vs 0.97%). On a monthly basis, producer prices fell 0.61% in August, following a 1.07% decline in the previous month.

Producer prices in Jordan increased 3.64% year-on-year in July 2026, slowing from a 5.27% gain in the previous month. Price growth moderated sharply in the manufacturing sector, rising 3.55% from 5.82% in June, driven particularly by softer inflation in the manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products, chemicals and chemical products, other non-metallic mineral products, rubber and plastic products, paper and paper products, and motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers. Meanwhile, costs accelerated in mining and quarrying (6.99% vs 1.50%) and electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning supply (1.91% vs 0.52%). On a monthly basis, producer prices fell 1.07% in July, easing slightly from a 1.15% decline in the previous month.