Moldova Producer Inflation Lowest in Over a Year

Producer prices in Moldova rose by 1.1% year-on-year in April 2026, easing slightly from 1.2% in the previous month. Costs declined further for electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning (-12.8% vs -9.2% in March), weighed down by decreases in electrical power generation, transmission, and distribution (-14% vs -8.3%) and production of electricity (-21.4% vs -21.7%). In contrast, price growth edged up in manufacturing (2.4% vs 2.3%), driven largely by a recovery in costs of wearing apparel (0.7% vs -0.1%), fabricated metal products (1.3% vs -0.1%), and pasta and noodle products (1.1% vs -1.6%). Costs also increased in mining and quarrying (5.5% vs 4.2%). On a monthly basis, producer prices grew by 0.4% in April, rebounding from a 0.4% drop in the preceding period.

Producer prices in Moldova rose by 1.2% year-on-year in March 2026, easing from 2.2% in the previous month. This marked the lowest reading since December 2024 as inflation slowed in manufacturing (2.3% vs 2.9% in February), weighed down by lower manufacturing costs in food products (2.6% vs 3.7%), prepared animal feeds (2.4% vs 9.5%), leather and related products (0.1% vs 2.7%), paper and paper products (2.4% vs 3.6%), and chemical and chemical products (3.1% vs 5.7%). At the same time, prices decreased for mining and quarrying (4.2% vs 4.8%) and declined at a sharper pace for electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning (-9.2% vs -5.4%). On a monthly basis, producer prices fell by 0.4% in March, following a 0.2% contraction in the preceding period.

Producer prices in Moldova rose by 2.2% year-on-year in February 2026, easing from 3.5% in the previous month. This marked the lowest reading since January 2025 as inflation slowed in mining and quarrying (4.8% vs 5.7% in January), while prices declined sharply in electricity, gas, steam, and air-conditioning (-5.4% vs 9.3%). In contrast, costs edged up in manufacturing (2.9% vs 2.8%), lifted by price increases in the manufacture of food products (3.7% vs 3.1%), leather and related products (2.7% vs 0.3%), and rubber and plastic products (0.5% vs -0.4%). On a monthly basis, producer prices fell by 0.2%, following a flat reading in the previous two months.