On a monthly comparison basis, the industrial producer price index (PPI) edged down by 0.3% in October, the National Bureau of Statistics, BNS, said in a press release on Tuesday. In September, industrial producer prices inched down by 0.2% month-on-month.
In October, the prices of durable goods rose by 0.3% on the month, while the prices of intermediary and non-durable goods fell by 0.7% and 0.2%, respectively. Capital goods prices decreased by a monthly 0.4%, while energy prices remained unchanged.
Moldova’s October industrial producer prices, percentage change:
Oct '23, y/y | Oct '23, m/m | |
Total | +4.8 | -0.3 |
-mining | +2.4 | -0.1 |
-manufacturing | +4.2 | -0.4 |
-electricity and thermal energy | +9.5 | 0.0 |
Source: BNS