BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 6. In January 2026,
Georgia's Producer Price Index (PPI) for industrial products rose
by 1.4% compared to the previous month, while marking an increase
of 6.5% on a year-on-year basis.
Data obtained by Trend from the country's National Statistics Office
(Geostat) shows that monthly, prices in mining and quarrying rose
by 7.3% compared to December 2025, contributing 0.55 percentage
points to the overall PPI increase.
In January 2026, prices for manufactured products increased by
0.8%, contributing 0.59 percentage points to the monthly change in
the Producer Price Index (PPI). Within this category, food products
saw a notable rise of 0.9%, while basic metals experienced a
significant increase of 3.4%.
The prices for electricity, gas, steam, and air conditioning
also rose by 0.8%, adding 0.08 percentage points to the monthly
index change.
On a year-on-year basis, prices in the mining and quarrying
sector surged by 36.4%, contributing 2.25 percentage points to the
overall annual growth. Notably, prices for metal ores rose by 51.4%
within this sector.
Manufactured products recorded a 4.7% increase year-on-year,
accounting for 3.73 percentage points of the total annual index
growth. Within this category, substantial price hikes were observed
in food products (11.8%) and basic metals (8.2%).
Meanwhile, prices for electricity, gas, steam, and air
conditioning rose by 3.0% on an annual basis, contributing 0.32
percentage points, while water supply, sewerage, waste management,
and remediation services saw a 5.6% increase, adding 0.17
percentage points to the overall annual index growth.
