TIRANA, March 5 – Production prices in Albania recorded a modest increase in the fourth quarter of 2025.

According to INSTAT, the Producer Price Index (PPI) reached 129.6 compared with the 2021 base year, reflecting a 0.2% annual increase.

The manufacturing sector drove most of the growth. Furniture production prices rose by 1.5%, while pharmaceutical products increased by 1.4%.

Other sectors showed declines: metallurgy dropped by 0.6%, electrical equipment by 0.5%, and energy by 0.4%.

Domestic production prices grew by 0.3%, mainly due to manufacturing, while export prices decreased slightly, led by energy and extractive industries.

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