On a monthly comparison basis, the industrial producer price index (PPI) edged up by 0.1% in April, the National Bureau of Statistics, BNS, said in a press release. In March, industrial producer prices inched down by 0.7% month-on-month.
In April, the prices of intermediary goods, capital goods, and energy ticked down by 0.5%, 0.4%, and 0.2% on the month, respectively. The prices of durable goods edged down by 0.1%, while those of non-durable goods inched up by 0.5%.
Moldova’s April industrial producer prices, percentage change:
April '24, y/y | April '24, m/m | |
Total | -3.5 | +0.1 |
-mining | +7.8 | -0.3 |
-manufacturing | -1.7 | +0.1 |
-electricity and thermal energy | -24.2 | -0.2 |
Source: BNS