The Kosovo Agency of Statistics has released the Producer Price Index (PPI) for the second quarter (Q2) 2022.

The total producer price index in Kosovo increased by 0.7% in Q2 2022 compared to Q1 2022. Compared to Q2 2021, producer prices increased by an average of 10.0%.

Producer prices in Kosovo increased by an average of 0.7% between Q2 2022 and Q1 2022. The largest increase by branches of economic activity are observed in: metal ore extraction (8.3%), manufacture of paper and articles thereof (5.6%), manufacture of leather and articles thereof (5.4%), manufacture of wood and wood and cork products, except furniture: manufacture of articles of straw and plaited materials (5.3%), production of beverages (2.9%), production of non-metallic mineral products (2.4%), production of food products (2.2%), manufacture of chemical products (1.2%), other ores and quarries (0.9%), electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (0.6%) manufacturing of rubber and plastic products (0.4%).

The rise was counteracted by the decrease in prices of: motor vehicles (transport), trailers and semi-trailers (-6.1%), manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (-2.9%), manufacture of furniture (-2.4%), manufacture of metals (-1.3%) and manufacture of machinery and equipment (-1.3%).

Producer prices in Kosovo increased by an average of 10.0%, between Q2 2022 and Q2 2021. The largest increase by branches of economic activity are observed in: food processing (16.0%), electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (15.6%), manufacture of wood and wood and cork products, except furniture: manufacture of straw and plaited materials (13.2%), manufacture of metals (13.1%), manufacture of electrical equipment (9.7%), manufacture of non-metallic mineral products (7.9%), manufacture of paper and articles thereof (7.1%), manufacture of rubber and plastic products (7.0%), manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and equipment (6.7%), manufacture of leather and articles thereof (5.3%), manufacture of machinery and equipment n.c.t. (5.0%), production of beverages (4.9%), manufacture of furniture (4.2%), collection, treatment and water supply (3.8%), production of chemical products (3.6%), manufacture of motor vehicles (transport), trailers and semi-trailers (1.8%) and other ores and quarries (1.5%).

The increase was counteracted by the decrease in metal ore extraction (-8.9%).