Albania - Roczna Zmiana Cen Produkcyjnych

Producer prices in Albania decreased 0.3 percent year-on-year in the second quarter of 2019, following a 0.2 percent fall in the previous period. Cost fell further for both manufacturing (-1.1 percent vs -0.7 percent in Q1) and mining & quarrying. Meantime, prices slowed for water supply, treatment activities and waste management (0.5 percent vs 0.7 percent) while cost rebounded for electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning (0.4 percent vs -0.1 percent). On a quarterly basis, producer prices edged up 0.1 percent, after a 0.2 percent decline in the previous three-month period.

Producer prices in Albania decreased 0.2 percent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2019, following a 0.5 percent rise in the previous period. It was the first drop in producer prices since September 2016. Prices fell for mining & quarrying (-0.1 percent vs 4.3 percent in Q4); manufacturing (-0.7 percent vs -1.5 percent) and electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning supply (-0.1 percent vs 1.7 percent). Also, cost slowed for water supply, treatment activities & waste management (0.7 percent vs 1.5 percent). On a quarterly basis, producer prices went down 0.2 percent, after falling 0.6 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Producer prices in Albania rose 0.5 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2018, easing from a 2.8 percent increase in the previous period. It was the lowest producer inflation since the third quarter of 2016, as prices continued to decline for manufacturing (-1.5 percent vs -1.0 percent in Q3). Additionally, cost slowed for mining & quarrying (4.3 percent vs 20.2 percent) and for water supply, treatment activities & waste management (1.5 percent vs 2.0 percent). In contrast, prices rose faster for electricity, gas, steam & air conditioning supply (1.7 percent vs 1.5 percent). On a quarterly basis, producer prices went down 0.6 percent, compared to a 0.4 percent rise in the previous quarter.