Decline in Industrial Production Prices for Food and Automotive Sectors in December 2025
The High Commission for Planning has reported that the producer price index for the manufacturing sector, excluding petroleum refining, decreased by 0.1% in December 2025 compared to November of the same year. The commission attributed this decline primarily to a 0.7% drop in food industry prices and a 0.4% decrease in the automotive sector.
Conversely, some other sectors experienced price increases, with beverage manufacturing prices rising by 1.1%, furniture production by 0.9%, and rubber and plastics by 0.8%. The clothing industry saw a 0.5% increase, while the textile sector rose by 0.3%. Additionally, extraction industries, as well as electricity and water production and distribution, remained stable during the month, whereas tobacco, leather, footwear, and paper industries showed no changes.
This slight decline in the producer price index indicates that certain manufacturing sectors, particularly food production and automotive manufacturing, experienced lower production costs, which may eventually reflect in consumer prices, alleviating some inflationary pressures. On the other hand, beverage, furniture, and plastic products may see limited increases.
