site.btaApril 2025 Total Producer Price Index Up by 12.3% Y/Y

The Total Producer Price Index went up by 12.3% in April 2025, year-on-year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a press release on Friday. An increase was observed in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - by 39.4%, in the mining and quarrying industry - by 23.9%, as well as in the manufacturing industry - by 8.7%.

The Total Producer Price Index in Industry fell by 4.4% in April 2025 compared to the previous month. A decrease of 13.0% was registered in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply, in the manufacturing industry it decreased by 1.0%, and in the mining and quarrying industry - by 0.9%.

In April 2025, the Producer Price Index on the Domestic Market went up by 16.9% compared to April 2024, and decreased by 5.0% compared to March 2025. The prices rose in the electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply - by 47.9%, in the mining and quarrying industry - by 22.2%, and in the manufacturing industry - by 10.1%.

Producer Price Indices measure the average change in the prices of industrial products, which are produced and sold by Bulgarian enterprises. They can be considered an early measure of the current inflation process in the economy, according to NSI’s methodology.