Macedonia Producer Inflation at 10-Month High

2026-05-28 10:19 By Jereli Escobar 1 min. read

The annual producer inflation rate in North Macedonia rose by 5.1% in April 2026 from 4.4% in the previous month, reaching its highest level since June 2025.

Producer prices continued to rise for capital goods (11.1% vs 7.8% in March), consumer goods (3.1% vs 2.5%), and non-durable goods (3% vs 2.3%).

Meanwhile, inflation eased slightly for energy (10.1% vs 10.3%) and durable goods (5.2% vs 5.9%).

By sectors and divisions, manufacturing prices increased further (4.4% vs 3.6%), driven mainly by higher prices for wearing apparel, leather and related products, chemicals and chemical products, computer, electronic and optical products, and machinery and equipment.

In contrast, price growth slowed in mining and quarrying (14.9% vs 15.7%) and electricity, gas, steam and air-conditioning supply (10.5% vs 10.7%), while it remained unchanged for water collection, treatment and supply at 6.4%.

On a monthly basis, producer prices edged up 0.6% in April, following a 0.5% increase in March.



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