The Index of Industrial Output Prices for August 2025 reached 122.8 units (base 2021=100), recording a 0.9% decrease, compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, according to the Statistic Service.
Compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, an increase was recorded in mining and quarrying (8.6%) and manufacturing (1.1%), while a decrease was shown in the sectors of electricity supply (-8.2%) and water supply and materials recovery (-5.2%).
By division of economic activity in manufacturing, in August 2025 compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, increases were recorded in the manufacture of paper and paper products and printing (4.4%), the manufacture of furniture, other manufacturing and repair and installation of machinery and equipment (4.3%), the manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel and leather products (2.9%), the manufacture of electronic and optical products and electrical equipment (2.6%), the manufacture of refined petroleum products, chemicals and chemical products and pharmaceutical products and preparations (2.5%) and the manufacture of machinery and equipment, motor vehicles and other transport equipment (2%), while a decrease was recorded in the manufacture of food products, beverages and tobacco products (-0.2%).
Compared to July 2025, the index remained stable. The index remained stable in the manufacturing sector, while it showed an increase in mining and quarrying by 0.8% and electricity supply by 0.1%. A decrease was recorded in the sector of water supply and materials recovery (-0.2%).
For the period January-August 2025, the index showed a decrease of 0.4% compared to the corresponding period of 2024.